City debates new ordinances

The first readings of two new ordinances for the City of Green River passed at the city council meeting Tuesday night.

The first was a new city ordinance for disorderly conduct. Both the Green River Police Department and the city prosecutor have felt that they lack the ability to enforce disturbances that are not covered under the code of violations. When the GRPD receives calls from business owners and other citizens concerning the removal of transients from a location, the police officers have no ability to remove them from a location, until the ordinance passes.

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