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Mayor, transit authority say Third and Locust bus shelter removed after safety and vagrancy concerns
Summary
Public commenter asked whether the police chief requested removal; mayor read a South Central Transit Authority (SCTA) email saying the chief requested removal, the shelter had reached its 15-year useful life and was removed by contract; borough officials say they will consider a redesigned, more open shelter.
Ethan Byers, a resident who signed up to speak during public comment, asked Columbia Mayor Billy Lutz whether the borough police chief had asked South Central Transit Authority to remove the bus shelter at Third and Locust after it was taken down earlier this year.
Mayor Billy Lutz read an email from South Central Transit Authority into the record, saying, “South Central Transit Authority was contacted by chief Romer to request that the shelter at Third Locust be removed due to vagrancy, safety, and hygiene issues.” Lutz said SCTA told the borough the shelter had met…
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