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Fountain Hills council asks attorney to draft tougher rules on urban camping, debates contracted shelter funding
Summary
Council directed staff to investigate legal options to strengthen the town’s code on urban camping after deputies and residents described recurring encampments. Members also discussed a contracted bed program the town pays for; council was told the contract was renegotiated to $15,000 for the coming year and has not been widely used.
Fountain Hills — The town council on Wednesday opened a discussion on stronger local rules to address "urban camping" after deputies and residents described repeat encampments on town property and private benches near Fountain Lake.
Planning and public-safety staff told the council recent court decisions have reduced the town's ability to require a bed or shelter placement as a condition of enforcement, and that law enforcement sometimes lacks clear tools to compel movement when…
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