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Findlay council sends contested loitering ordinance to committee after public outcry
Summary
Council members voted on Nov. 5 to send the city’s proposed unlawful-congregation (loitering) ordinance (Ord. 20‑25‑134) to a Committee of the Whole for redrafting and additional public input after extended public comment and legal concerns.
Council members voted on Nov. 5 to send the city’s proposed unlawful-congregation (loitering) ordinance (Ord. 20‑25‑134) to a Committee of the Whole for more drafting and public input after an extended public-comment period and debate. The motion to refer won after councilors expressed concern about vagueness and potential constitutional exposure and the administration said it would prepare revised language.
Advocates for the draft and several downtown business owners said council needs a tool to address people repeatedly occupying sidewalks and doorways near businesses and the library and to respond when long-term presence creates an unsafe or uncomfortable environment. Jill Wagner,…
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