GREEN BAY (NBC 26) — In response to ongoing complaints by residents and business owners, the Ashwaubenon Public Works and Protection Committee recommended this month an ordinance to ban encampments on all Village property.

Encampments are already prohibited in Ashwaubenon’s parks.

Village Manager Joel Gregozeski said the new proposal is a “proactive measure” to keep all public sites clean and accessible for their intended use.

“The intent of it is to make sure that we’re maintaining our public spaces in a healthy, safe manner, they’re accessible for the broader community’s use, for their intended use,” explained Gregozeski.

Over the past few years, community members have consistently called the Village with complaints of encampments posing safety and sanitation concerns.

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