The first draft of an ordinance regulating the placement of sex offenders within town of Harmony boundaries is presented at a meeting of the town’s board.
The board will have a public hearing on the ordinance at its meeting February 3rd.
The issue arose last month after town leaders learned multiple sex offenders were living in the former Pine Tree Inn on West Highway 14.
The facility is run by the Jessie Crawford Recovery Center. The organization’s website says the building serves as a recovery center for people with mental health and substance abuse issues.
Under the proposed ordinance, offenders would be prohibited from both regular and full-time residency within 1,500 feet of schools, public parks, licensed day cares, libraries, playgrounds, pools, churches and other areas frequented by children, consistent with state law.
