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Oak Harbor police advisory board reviews proposed "stay‑out" drug‑zone ordinance ahead of council vote
Summary
Chief of Police presented a draft stay‑out‑of‑designated‑area (SODA) ordinance that would allow courts to bar individuals convicted of drug offenses from specified downtown blocks; the board discussed map options, service access and potential displacement ahead of the city council’s Dec. 2 consideration.
Oak Harbor’s police advisory board spent the meeting reviewing a proposed stay‑out‑of‑designated‑area ordinance — commonly called a SODA ordinance — that would allow courts to prohibit individuals convicted of drug offenses from returning to defined downtown blocks for up to 24 months.
“This ordinance creates a stay out of designated order, a new court order for the courts,” Chief Slowick said, describing two map options under consideration and explaining that the tool is tied to drug incidents and court‑issued orders rather than new police powers. He told the board he will ask city council at its Dec. 2 meeting to…
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