Lake Worth Beach restricts events to feed the homeless in city parks

Lake Worth Beach officials passed an ordinance intended to restrict feed-the-homeless events in city parks on Tuesday night.

After 10 p.m. at city hall, commissioners voted 3-1 to require any event with more than 25 people in a park or public space to get an approved permit.

The measure came in response to complaints from downtown businesses and visitors about food-share events for people experiencing homelessness in Bryant Park. The ordinance moves such events to parks away from downtown and coincides with the re-opening of a hotel next to waterfront Bryant Park this spring…

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