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Resident urges council to address harassment while walking, asks for letter to sheriff
Summary
John White told the council he was stopped by a sheriff's deputy while walking, said he received a criminal-trespass citation after a neighbor complained, and asked the council to send a letter to the sheriff's office and clarify easement rules to make walking in town safer.
John White (identified himself at the meeting) used the public-comment period to describe an encounter in which a neighbor objected to his walking and a sheriff's deputy later stopped him and issued a citation for trespass. White said the incident has made him "feel afraid to go walking around now because I feel like I'm gonna be harassed" and asked the city council to consider sending a letter to the sheriff's office asking deputies to review how easement and trespass rules are applied.
Chair (speaker 2) thanked White for attending, encouraged direct contact with the sheriff's office, and said the council values residents who participate in community discussions. The council did not take formal action at the meeting but a councilor suggested staff could follow up on outreach options to the sheriff's office and to clarify public guidance about walking easements and neighbor interactions.
