Councilman Ritz urges safety changes for Saint Mary's Feast after weekend arrests
At a Safety Services & License Committee meeting Aug. 3, Councilman Ritz said his goal is safer celebrations and proposed controlled entry, fencing and wristbands; police said most arrests happened after the feast closed and off the grounds, and officials urged licensing and policing changes for the fall.
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Councilman Ritz opened the Safety Services & License Committee's discussion on safety after a weekend that produced headline coverage of arrests connected in time with the Saint Mary's Feast. Speaking Aug. 3, he said his aim was to improve public safety rather than assign blame, and apologized for any divisive tone in earlier remarks: "I regret that the conversation became more divisive than productive," he said, adding that he wants to "start a conversation about safety."
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