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Woodstock sets fines for after-hours park users
The Woodstock City Council has adopted a schedule of fines for those found in city parks or on city trails after hours. WOODSTOCK PARKS AND RECREATION
The Woodstock City Council, responding to the problem of people using the city’s mountain bike trails when they’re closed, has approved a schedule of fines for those caught in the parks after hours.
The fines are set at $100 for a first offense, $150 for a second offense and $200 for a third offense, with fines not to exceed $1,000 for subsequent offenses, as determined by a municipal court judge.
City parks usually are open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; the trail system closes at dusk. “No person, other than city personnel conducting city business, or engaging in a city sponsored event, shall occupy or be present in such parks during any other hours,” the revised parks closure ordinance says.
