Hello, Citizens of the State of Firestone. A few weeks ago, the County Government reduced the size of the District of Prominence removing Hillview and Greendale from their jurisdiction and only giving them authority of the City of Prominence. Hillview and Greendale are considered unincorporated and fall under the jurisdiction of the Stapleton County. This came as a request of some State level officials.
In order to make the best decisions that properly benefit the Citizens, including law enforcement and business workers, we want to re-evaluate this decision to see if this change was beneficial. The Stapleton County Government prioritizes the Citizens’ demands and ensures such are met whenever possible.
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NO, place Hillview & Greendale under the District of Prominence
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Feel free to debate (not argue) in a CIVILIZED manner in the comments. If you feel as if there should be something else done, let us know! Thank you for your opinions.
Honestly, Hillview and Greendale give off an “Unincorporated” vibe. They’re super small towns that dont seem like they should be in the jurisdiction.
I feel as if the municipalities of Hillview and Greendale should fall under the District of Prominence as they would benefit with the laws set forth within the district.
No offense to the county or municipalities but you guys need to work better on public relations in terms of when a new ordinance is passed. I feel like 95% of people only follow state law, exception being the SCFD trespassing law. One of the issues the county and municipalities have though is that they aren’t legally enforceable. They can’t force FSP or DHS or any other agency besides SCFD and SCSO without state approval. With that being said, even municipalities can’t force SCSO to do anything without county approval.
So yeah…
I’d wish for a new list on the main legislature board be created for county & municipal legislation so it could be more accessible, but by that point odds are the state would make a law that trumps the existing legislation made by the county or municipality so everyone has to follow it.
Tl;dr
Municipalities and the county need a better system to address the citizens and law enforcement agencies of new legislation.
I agree, we keep everything on the County Records board, so if the State government would be so generous to link it, we would appreciate it.
**Side note: Not fully updated yet as we want to do some changes, but major legislation, with the exception of the new Jurisdiction Act, is on the board.
We intend on putting Municipal ordinances on here too.
We’ve been trying to do this for a long time. I suggested even over a year ago to add a spot for Municipal ordinances and even County Ordinances on the Firestone Forums for a way to be more transparent, and to allow others to view these ordinances.
All I’m saying, is that Municipal Law should have to be taken into consideration by county or even state agencies when operating in said city. It makes it useless to even have ordinances being passed by the municipal and or county governments if the agencies operating within them do not have to follow their local ordinances.
Actually, it does not. The law by the State simply says that property owners can tell you to bugger off, but it doesn’t state any penalty for not doing so. Basically, a property owner could say “hey, I don’t want you here” and then you stay and they can’t do anything. The law passed by the District of Prominence puts an actual penalty on not leaving and, well, trespassing on private property, while still keeping within the guidelines set by State law. Moreover, it doesn’t just apply to businesses, but all private properties, which would also include residential buildings and vehicles.
