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Church volunteers, residents ask Northglenn to suspend enforcement of new park rule after citations issued
Summary
Multiple speakers at the Sept. 20 public comment period urged the council to halt enforcement and repeal ‘CR 54,’ a parks rule that they say is being used to block recurring community lunches at E.B. Raines Park; speakers said volunteers received warnings and criminal citations.
Several local pastors and residents urged the Northglenn City Council to suspend enforcement of a recently adopted parks rule known in public comments as “CR 54,” saying it is being used to stop recurring church-run lunches that serve people who are unhoused and other vulnerable residents.
Pastor Dustin “Dusty” McIntosh of Next Step Church told the council his congregation has served lunch at E.B. Raines Park for about five years and said the gatherings include longtime park users, LGBTQIA+ residents, immigrants and people without housing. McIntosh said a new rule barring groups of five or more from “monopoliz[ing] all or part of park facilities on a recurring basis” has been enforced against his group and that he and two…
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