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Matthew Jonas, Longmont Times-Call
A man and his wife, who said they were homeless and from Montana, stand in the median between Colo. 66 near Main Street on Friday. When asked about the danger of panhandling from the median, the man said, "that's where the money is."People who stand or sit on traffic medians at nine Longmont intersections would risk being ticketed, under an ordinance up for initial City Council consideration on Tuesday night.
Violators convicted of the offense could be ordered to pay a fine of up to $500, or up to a 90-day jail sentence, or both.
The prohibition against people parking themselves on the nine intersections’ medians would apply not only to people soliciting contributions or holding signs to demonstrate causes or promote businesses. It would make it illegal for anyone “to access, or occupy, congregate or assemble” on those medians the city staff has identified by the city staff as being unsafe for such pedestrian use.
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