Battle Ground Police Chief Dennis Flynn issued a statement to The Reflector, sounding the alarm about threatening comments on social media regarding RV and trailer parking enforcement, including a threat encouraged by former mayor Philip Johnson.
Battle Ground municipal codes relating to RV and trailer parking can be summarized as follows: the storage of boats, recreational vehicles, and trailers must be out of view on private property. The enforcement of the municipal codes has been a hotly debated topic on Battle Ground-centric Facebook groups in recent months. Only this time, a concerned citizen submitted an anonymous news tip to The Reflector and to the Battle Ground Police Department, along with screenshots of a comment and responses on a Facebook post regarding the matter.
The original post from Dec. 29 states that a relative received a $250 fine and is unable to store a trailer in the backyard. The post states that the relative wants to know whether there will be a meeting at City Hall regarding trailer storage and related matters…