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Tumwater council expands park rules to city property, adopts exclusionary‑letter process amid public concern
Summary
Council passed an update to Tomwater Municipal Code extending park rules to all city property and formalizing exclusionary letters (up to 90 days) with an appeal path to the hearing examiner; staff emphasized the ordinance does not permit sleeping overnight in parks and public commenters raised fears it would allow homelessness in parks.
The Tumwater City Council on Nov. 18 approved Ordinance O2025‑008 to extend existing park rules to all city properties and to formalize an exclusionary‑letter process for rule violations.
Parks Director Chuck Denny told the council the change brings "the same rules apply anywhere in the city, whether you're on a park or whether you're on just standard city property," noting the update primarily extends 27 existing prohibitions to non‑park City facilities and adds a procedure for appeals to a hearing examiner.
Under the ordinance the city may issue exclusionary letters to individuals…
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