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| Sex offenders will face residency rules |
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| Published: 02/04/2009 |
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WISCONSIN - Just eight days after rejecting an identical proposal, the Greenfield Common Council has unanimously approved new restrictions about where sex offenders can live. The new ordinance, which mirrors rules adopted in many neighboring communities, states that sex offenders cannot live within 1,000 feet of areas where children may be present, such as a school or park. Sex offenders currently living in the city can stay, but no more will be allowed to move into such areas. Several factors were attributed to the council’s Jan. 28 decision to reverse a Jan. 20 vote on that issue. Some aldermen previously voted against adopting residency restrictions because they said they had heard few complaints about sex offenders and questioned whether the ordinance would be effective. Melissa Roberts, director of the sex offender program for the state Department of Corrections, and resident Bill Stevens told the council Jan. 20 the data does not prove that residency restriction ordinances are a deterrent. But, after the Jan. 20 vote, many ordinance supporters had flooded city officials with calls and e-mails. Read more. |
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