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Public comments press council on homelessness law, religious accommodations and neighborhood enforcement
Summary
Speakers at the Evansville Common Council urged the city to oppose a state bill they say criminalizes homelessness, requested a local ordinance to protect employees’ religious practice for Friday prayers, and asked for local enforcement changes on property maintenance and overnight parking.
Several members of the public and a councilmember used Monday’s Evansville Common Council meeting to raise different policy concerns: speakers condemned a state bill that criminalizes homelessness, an imam asked the council to adopt or enforce accommodations for Friday prayer consistent with federal law, and ward officials described local issues such as long-term dumpsters and neighborhood enforcement.
Councilman Trotman criticized the Indiana Senate’s approval of SB 197, which he said criminalizes homelessness; he urged greater investment in housing, shelter and…
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