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1 day ago · ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A new anti-camping law that includes criminal penalties is now in effect in the city of Elmira. Residents packed a City Council meeting Monday night before the vote, in ...
1 day ago · Under the final version of the law, people found camping in the City of Elmira will face a fine of between $350 and $500, up to 90 days of imprisonment, or both for their first violation of the law.
1 day ago · Elmira passes law to remove ‘unauthorized campsites’. Homeless people could face jail, fines. Elmira residents packed the city courthouse and spoke to councilmembers during public comment at the meeting on Nov. 18. Most of the speakers were against the no-camping measure and asked the city not to pass it.
Despite public outcry on Monday, November 18, 2024, the Elmira City Council passed a new law criminalizing camping within the city by a vote of 5 to 2, effective immediately. According to WETM-TV, about three dozen people attended the meeting and spoke, mostly opposing the proposed law, which came before the council for the third time this year.
Aug 13, 2024 · ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Elmira City Council says it’s revising a proposed law aimed at removing homeless encampments around the city. Monday night, the resolution was tabled after a packed room...
Aug 15, 2024 · Elmira elected officials tabled a proposed law to prohibit "unauthorized campsites" during a standing-room-only city council meeting Monday. Oftentimes, the campsites in question are created by people who are homeless.
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Nov 8, 2024 · ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Mayor Dan Mandell says fines and possible jail time could be reintroduced into a final version of the city’s “camping law,” after a vote on a redrafted version was withdrawn...
