BOISE, ID – On the afternoon of June 22, Neil “Lee” Spring was sitting in Rhodes Skate Park with a friend when officers from the Boise Police Department approached him.
“We’re going to give you a ticket for sitting here everyday,” Spring said officers told him. He was issued a $10 citation for camping on public property — a violation of Boise’s city ordinances.
Public camping became illegal in Boise last summer after Gov. Brad Little signed Senate Bill 1141, which forces cities with populations over 100,000 people to police the issue or face financial penalties…