It has not been against the law to panhandle in Everett. There is a law on the books about aggressive panhandling that imposed a fine but no jail time. At today’s Everett City Council meeting, council members voted 4 – 2 (with Stonecipher and Gipson against and Roberts absent), to change the city’s aggressive panhandling […]
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Everett Redefining Aggressive Panhandling
October 12, 2015
Panhandling in Everett is not against the law though there is currently a little-enforced ordinance that deals with aggressive panhandling. On Wednesday night the Everett City Council will get its first look at a revised aggressive panhandling ordinance being proposed by Mayor Ray Stephanson. Under this ordinance people could still hold signs on street corners […]
Alcohol Impact Area Passes, Panhandling Ordinance Fails at Marathon Everett City Council Meeting
April 15, 2015
It was a long and sometimes very emotional meeting of the Everett City Council Wednesday night. A standing room only crowd listened to briefings on the 2015 budget, the city’s funding of Capital Improvement Projects and a consultant’s plan to change the way city employees get their healthcare. That alone would have made the meeting […]
October 28, 2015
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