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Good Hope adopts Ordinance No. 016-2026 banning overnight camping in Hathcock Park
Summary
On June 22, 2026, the Good Hope City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 016-2026 prohibiting overnight camping in Hathcock Park after suspending rules for reading; the motion passed by unanimous roll call. Effective date not specified in the minutes.
On June 22, 2026, the Good Hope City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. 016-2026, which prohibits overnight camping in Hathcock Park. The minutes record that Council Member Taft Dillashaw moved to pass the ordinance and Council Member Greg Brown seconded; a prior motion by Eric Phillips to suspend the rules for reading the ordinance was approved by unanimous roll call.
The minutes do not record debate or the ordinance's effective date. The council's roll-call votes on both the suspension and the ordinance were recorded as unanimous yea votes. The council membership recorded present in the minutes (Mayor Jerry Bartlett; Council Members Eric Phillips, Susan Eller, Taft Dillashaw and Greg Brown) voted in favor; Council Member Billy Brown was listed as absent.
The ordinance is identified in the minutes as "ORDINANCE NO: 016-2026" and the entry in the official minutes indicates "MOTION APPROVED." The minutes do not specify next steps for implementation, enforcement provisions, or an effective-on date.
