2008 Woodie Awards
Students feel impact of city ordinances
First weekend sees 7 'beer pong table' citations
Allison Cole and Christopher Washington
Issue date: 8/24/07 Section: Front Page
"There were no serious arrests, a third of which were underage drinking," Dana said. "There was an increase in arrests made, but on the whole the level of noise and other disturbances was less because of all the police being there."
Dana said as a result of the three new ordinances, students have become more aware of the rules of Oxford.
While Squance feels most students are obeying the ban on outdoor furniture, he also recognizes that some students have been forgetful.
He said that the half a dozen citations is a relatively high number for a three-day period, but said that with the beginning of school and all students have going on, the ban could have easily slipped their minds.
According to Squance, OPD is working closely with city code enforcement, which monitors all codes for Oxford. He said if city code enforcement sees a violation of outdoor furniture, OPD will go to the location and issue a citation.
In addition to code enforcement being on the look out for violations, Squance said officers are vigorously looking for them and citizens are calling in to report offenses.
Squance is hopeful that with the amount of people noticing violations, as the year goes on OPD will not have to enforce the ban as much. For now, he urges students to take the ban seriously.
"If you're not taking (the ban) seriously, be prepared to pay the fine," Squance said.
Dana said as a result of the three new ordinances, students have become more aware of the rules of Oxford.
While Squance feels most students are obeying the ban on outdoor furniture, he also recognizes that some students have been forgetful.
He said that the half a dozen citations is a relatively high number for a three-day period, but said that with the beginning of school and all students have going on, the ban could have easily slipped their minds.
According to Squance, OPD is working closely with city code enforcement, which monitors all codes for Oxford. He said if city code enforcement sees a violation of outdoor furniture, OPD will go to the location and issue a citation.
In addition to code enforcement being on the look out for violations, Squance said officers are vigorously looking for them and citizens are calling in to report offenses.
Squance is hopeful that with the amount of people noticing violations, as the year goes on OPD will not have to enforce the ban as much. For now, he urges students to take the ban seriously.
"If you're not taking (the ban) seriously, be prepared to pay the fine," Squance said.
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