Boulder leaders have decided against limiting where “sexually violent predators” can live in the city.
The City Council agreed nearly unanimously Tuesday night with the consensus of experts who say that housing restrictions for sex offenders do not improve public safety. Councilman Bob Yates was the only council member interested in restrictions.
Council members moved instead to form a working group, comprising experts and citizens, and task that group with offering recommendations for possible action in the future.
Boulder has recently seen a relative proliferation of people deemed “predators” by the state, with four of them living at the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless at one point this summer.
The issue prompted considerable community anxiety, especially among people who live near the north Boulder shelter.
Several residents and Yates scolded police and local officials for not doing more to ensure public safety during a council meeting in August.
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