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Committee advances proposed loitering ordinance for county property to full board
Summary
A county committee voted to forward a proposed ordinance that would bar loitering on county property between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., including the historic courthouse square, with specified exceptions and a warning-first enforcement policy.
A county committee voted to send a proposed ordinance to the full board that would prohibit loitering on county property between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., closing the historic courthouse square during those hours with limited exceptions. The committee action was a motion to move the draft ordinance to the full board for consideration.
The proposal’s sponsor, a staff member, said the ordinance "is not to be punitive to the general public" but aims "to prevent late night mischief" and to discourage overnight camping and transient activity on county property. The staff member told the committee that the draft ordinance covers all county property between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. and…
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