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Council agrees to draft ordinance on storing property on city land, schedules May 20 work session
Summary
City staff told the council May 6 that items stored on city property — often raised in complaints and sometimes linked to homelessness — lack specific enforcement language in local code. The council gave direction to draft an ordinance and set a May 20 work session to discuss code enforcement and related issues.
City staff told the Cannon Falls City Council on May 6 that repeated complaints about materials stored on city‑owned property exposed a gap in the city’s ordinances and prompted a discussion about whether the council should draft a new ordinance to give staff clearer enforcement tools.
City Administrator John said there were no known individuals currently exhibiting homelessness who were staying on city property at the location in question, and that police “have done, in my opinion, a very good…
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