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MICHIGAN CITY — A divided City Council repealed a controversial ordinance to regulate attendance at Washington Park.
The council voted 5-4 to repeal Ordinance 4546 after a string of unsuccessful votes to table action on the repeal.
“We wouldn’t even be here if that Ordinance 4546 wasn’t introduced,” Councilman Paul Przybylinski, D-2nd, said. “If you look at what’s going on, now we have a group being established to talk about getting something done about Washington Park and overcrowding that goes on within the park.”
Under pressure from the City Council, which discussed overcrowding at Washington Park for months during 2020, a group was formed to set up a flexible plan to regulate attendance at the park during the continuing pandemic.
The committee includes representatives from the council; Park Board; parks, police and fire departments and city administration.
The COVID-19 response plan is nearly finalized, Councilwoman Dalia Zygas, D-At-Large, said.
The council voted 5-4 to repeal Ordinance 4546 after a string of unsuccessful votes to table action on the repeal.
“We wouldn’t even be here if that Ordinance 4546 wasn’t introduced,” Councilman Paul Przybylinski, D-2nd, said. “If you look at what’s going on, now we have a group being established to talk about getting something done about Washington Park and overcrowding that goes on within the park.”
Under pressure from the City Council, which discussed overcrowding at Washington Park for months during 2020, a group was formed to set up a flexible plan to regulate attendance at the park during the continuing pandemic.
The committee includes representatives from the council; Park Board; parks, police and fire departments and city administration.
The COVID-19 response plan is nearly finalized, Councilwoman Dalia Zygas, D-At-Large, said.