Sleeping under bridges and local overpasses could now result in jail time in Wyandotte County.
By a 6-2 vote, the Unified Government Board of Commissioners approved an ordinance banning people, including those who are experiencing homelessness, from “unsafe” camping on public and private properties in the county. Commissioners Melissa Bynum, District 1 at-large, and Andrew Davis, District 8, dissented.
Moving forward, people who are caught living near bus shelters, or in privately-owned woods, could be required to complete up to 40 hours of community service, pay hundreds in fines or spend up to a month in jail…