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Hagerstown ordinance to ban outdoor lodging fails to advance after 2–2 split
3549917 · May 28, 2025
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Summary
Council introduced an ordinance that would prohibit sleeping outdoors in public places, including in vehicles, but the measure did not progress after a 2–2 vote and requires three affirmative votes to advance as an ordinance.
The Hagerstown Mayor and City Council considered an ordinance on May 27 to prohibit lodging outdoors in the city, including sleeping in vehicles on public property, but the measure did not advance after council members split their votes 2–2.
The proposed ordinance would have added chapter 170-332 to the city code making it unlawful to “sleep and…
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