“I’m looking down here at a few of these hairy-legged guys and my wife told me if I got nervous to just visualize everybody being naked, and it’s not a
Payson town officials have launched an effort to work with the Payson Unified School District to improve campus security in the wake of a horrific school shooting in Texas that
When School Resource Officer Keven Rush walked into the Payson Police Department’s training room Tuesday, all eyes zoomed in on his neon green and pink beard.
Nor have residents complained, he told the Payson Town Council during its May 13 meeting.
Whatâs for sure, creating an ordinance to limit panhandling âwill be contested and you will lose,â said Tischer. Why? Because court cases have decided ordinances like that violate constitutional rights.
The issue of panhandling came up during a January council meeting.
At that time, council members Barbara Underwood and Suzy Tubbs-Avakian expressed concern particularly about the corners of Malibu and Highway 87 and Highway 260 east at Manzanita. They believed panhandling caused accidents at those busy corners.
Town Manager Troy Smith and Contract Town Attorney Justin Pierce suggested staff could draft an ordinance so long as it walked the line between constitutional rights and public safety.