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Follow-up report on activity for the area of Davie Road and Jones Ferry Road.
PURPOSE: At the Board of Alderman meeting on October 18, 2016, the Board received comments from citizens concerning the behavior of individuals at the intersection of Davie Road and Jones Ferry Road. After hearing the comments, The Board members directed staff to provide information on what is occurring at the corner, and possible solutions.
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DEPARTMENT: Police
CONTACT INFORMATION: Chief Walter Horton 919-918-7397
INFORMATION: The intersection of Davie Road and Jones Ferry has historically has been a place where day laborers gather to seek employment. In 2007, a community meeting, and public hearing were held to address citizen complaints about behavior at the corner and throughout the neighborhood. The following problems were associated with the congregation at the corner, accumulation of trash; consumption of alcohol; public urination and defecation; trespassing and verbal harassment or intimidation of females in the area.
As a result of that meeting, the Board adopted an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Amending the Town Code to Prohibit Persons from Remaining or Lingering within a Specified Area of the Town's Right of Way at the Intersection of Jones Ferry Road and Davie Street." The ordinance provided the stipulation that no person may stand, sit, recline, linger, or otherwise remain in the area during the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
In 2011, questions about the constitutionality of the Ordinance were raised, and it was repealed in November 2011. Since then traffic and undesirable behavior have increased at the intersection of Davie Road and Jones Ferry. To organize the day labors and move them to a central location, El Centro Hispano created the Center for Employment and Leadership (CEL) in May of 2014. They have success with the CEL program, but still individuals chose to remain at the corner and ...
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