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FL - New Port Richey looks at tightening sex offender ordinance

Original Article 03/17/2011 By Robert Napper NEW PORT RICHEY ? The City Council is seeking a legal review of its sex offender ordinance to give it more teeth. New Port Richey's ordinance already bans registered sex offenders convicted in Florida of a sex crime on a child under 16 from living within 2,500 feet of a school, day care center, library, church, park or playground. But after hearing from resident Tom Harris, the council decided on Tuesday to possibly follow the lead of the tiny East Pasco city of San Antonio, which in January beefed up its ordinance by increasing its required buffer by 500 feet, as well as adding bus stops to the mix. "San Antonio did it,'' Harris told the council, "why can't we?" - Hell, why not make it 100 miles? Interim Deputy City Attorney Susan Churuti offered to review the city's ordinance and come back with any recommendations for possible changes...continue to full post

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