Re: scavenging outlawed in Milwaukee FWD
P. Myers (mpwr@u.washington.edu)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 17:40:06 -0800 (PST)
Tom, you're becoming a real resource for action lately...can you find us
an email address to protest this action??
thanks, (wb)
Pat Myers
On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Tom Boland wrote:
> MILWAUKEE: SCAVENGING OUTLAWED
> COMMON COUNCIL EXTENDS BAN ON SCAVENGING TRASH, RECYCLABLES fwd
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> By Mike Nichols of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel staff (January 3, 1998)
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> A 2-year-old ordinance banning scavengers from plucking trash out of
> recycling and trash containers has been extended indefinitely by the
> Common Council.
>
> The original ordinance, passed in 1995, had a "sunset provision" that
> forced the council to take another vote, reaffirming its position.
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> Eleven members of the council voted in favor of the extension: Marvin
> Pratt, John Kalwitz, Wayne Frank, Don Richards, George Butler,
> Annette Scherbert, James Witkowiak, Jeffrey Pawlinski, Suzanne
> Breier, Michael Murphy and Willie Hines.
>
> Michael D'Amato, Paul Henningsen, Marlene Johnson-Odom and Fred
> Gordon voted in opposition to the extension. Daniel Schramm and
> Thomas Nardelli were absent.
>
> Mayor John Norquist neither signed nor vetoed the extension of the
> ordinance, a maneuver that allowed it to become law.
>
> Because recyclables can have value, scavenging has been cited as a
> large problem in some American cities. Locally, Kalwitz has argued
> the ordinance is necessary to keep individuals from using scavenging
> as an excuse for trespassing on private property.
>
> Others say the ordinance is overkill, making it harder for the poor
> and homeless to survive.
>
> "The police have not been overzealous and have really only enforced
> it on complaint," Kalwitz said.
>
> He added that the ordinance is "not an effort to trip up individuals
> scavenging as a way of raising income to stay afloat."
>
> The penalty is between $25 and $500 for each offense.
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