The Dotte Considers Campaign Ban Targeting Homeless

This one will likely end in a court fight . . . However . . . The topic is important as homeless populations continue to spike across the metro despite promises of an American Golden age that so far haven't materialized . . . Check-it . . . 

"At a Monday night Wyandotte County Public Works Safety Committee meeting, county leaders brought up a proposed ordinance to ban unlawful camping.

"Commissioner Tom Burroughs said the community brought issues of public safety regarding homeless people. He claimed trash, loitering, bodily fluids, and drug paraphernalia are just some of the problems they’re seeing.

"The ordinance would make sleeping outside around the county on public and even private spaces unlawful. It would result in a $200 citation, up to 30 days in jail, or even both. "

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'Moves the problem,' Wyandotte County community questions possible ordinance banning unlawful camping

The community is questioning a possible ordinance that would ban unlawful camping.