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Brattleboro asks: Is panhandling ‘essential to a poor person’s survival’ or ‘contributing to chaos’?
The community is one of several in Vermont that once ratified anti-solicitation ordinances, only to drop or stop enforcing them because of legal questions. Now it’s struggling to address complaints voiced in a 1,000-signature petition.
by Kevin O'Connor December 6, 2023, 2:23 pm
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Brattleboro asks: Is panhandling ‘essential to a poor person’s survival’ or ‘contributing to chaos’?
The community is one of several in Vermont that once ratified anti-solicitation ordinances, only to drop or stop enforcing them because of legal questions. Now it’s struggling to address complaints voiced in a 1,000-signature petition.