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Council directs staff to update taxi, camping and public‑safety parking ordinances
Summary
The council reviewed proposed ordinance changes to repeal the town’s outdated taxi permit rules, clarify camping/shelter language for sleeping‑in‑public enforcement, and create visitor and staff parking rules at the police/court and Fire Station 1 facilities; staff will return draft ordinance language at the next council meeting.
Police Chief Chris Friess briefed the council on three proposed ordinance actions intended to modernize enforcement and manage town properties.
1) Taxi ordinance: The existing taxi permit ordinance is roughly 40 years old and staff recommended repeal. Chief Friess said ride‑share apps have largely supplanted taxi operations and the town has issued very few taxi permits in recent years; repealing the ordinance would remove a seldom‑used regulatory layer.
2) Sleeping/camping ordinance:…
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