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Parks commission recommends shortening standard park hours to 10 p.m. to address after-hours vandalism and nuisance activity
Summary
Parks Director Chris Waite proposed reducing standard park hours from 5 a.m.–11 p.m. to 5 a.m.–10 p.m.; commissioners voted to recommend the ordinance change to City Council while preserving exceptions for permitted events, fishing, boat launches and trail commuting.
Parks and Public Facilities Director Chris Waite told the Parks and Recreation Commission on July 9 that staff recommends revising the Richland Municipal Code park-hours language to close city parks at 10 p.m. (currently 11 p.m.), citing recurring after-hours vandalism and nuisance activity at some parks and parking areas.
Waite said the code already allows for exceptions by permit for special events, for fishing and for boat launching; it also includes an explicit exception for trail users and commuters. He described the 10 p.m. closing time as a compromise…
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