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Council asks operations and police to address tent/squatters near golf fairway
Summary
Councilors and staff reported a tent and potential squatters near the fairway by Hole 9; they agreed the police or operations staff should deliver an ordinance-based notice to the occupants (if safe) and to follow up with landowner permission when required.
Councilors discussed recent trespass reports and a tent described as being on private property near Hole 9 of the golf area. Members said police had been notified previously but results were unclear; operations staff agreed to check the site and to deliver a written notice if no one was present, following the town’s ordinance regarding removal timelines.
Council members recommended caution and that officers take staff or relief when approaching the site. One councilor suggested, “It’d be interesting to know what they say to them — like, do they give them 12 days, 14 days, whatever it is to…” while another noted the ordinance allows a 72‑hour notice in certain cases. Operations (Bobby Archer) agreed to investigate, coordinate with property owner Ralph and deliver a notice if safe.
Councilors also discussed tracking license plates when patterns of repeated visits are observed and noted that the town could send a formal notice upholding the ordinance language. The council directed staff to follow up and report back at the next meeting if additional enforcement action was needed.
