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Thornton council backs posting park hours, delays camping ban after debate
Summary
City staff proposed code changes to extend park closure hours and prohibit tents and other structures in parks. Council directed staff to post hours and retitle a code section but declined to adopt a citywide camping prohibition until more data on safe-parking options is presented April 21.
Thornton City Council on Feb. 22 heard a staff-led update on the city's encampment-response procedures and proposed code amendments to clarify park hours and prohibit tents, shelters and other structures on public property.
Parks supervisor Bob Keys said the city's parks maintenance crew now monitors parks, open spaces and trail corridors at least twice a week. "When those things are identified, noticed, the first thing that our team is doing is that we are looking to make that initial contact with this resident, offer services, provide connection with them with HOT," Keys said, referring to the homeless outreach team. He described a two-step enforcement timeline: staff returns 24 to 48 hours after initial contact and, if the encampment remains, posts a notice of abatement and schedules cleanup 24 to 48…
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