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Williamsport committee debates moving juvenile curfew to 9 p.m., raising fines
Summary
City officials presented an ordinance to lower the juvenile curfew from 11 p.m. to 9 p.m. and increase fines; police cited recent curfew citation counts and council members requested enforcement, disposition and benchmarking data and urged exploration of youth programs before a Thursday council vote.
President Eric Beiter opened the Committee of the Whole meeting on May 12 and introduced an ordinance proposed by the administration to change Williamsport’s juvenile curfew and to raise related penalties.
Mayor Slaughter and the police chief outlined the proposal and the administration’s rationale. The chief said the city has enforced a curfew since 2005 and provided citation counts: “In 2023, we issued 40 curfew citations. In 2024, we issued 73 and last year, we issued 52,” he said. The administration recommended reducing the curfew hour to 9 p.m. and increasing fines (the chief cited examples of raising…
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