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City Council Discussion on Sex Offenders at Seaside Continues; Final Decision Yet to Be Made

By Davis Hovey | November 29, 2017 |

The Council discussed housing sex offenders at Seaside during its latest regular meeting. Photo Credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2017)

The Council was split three-to-three on an ordinance to change the Nome Code of Ordinances to allow sex offenders who are actively receiving treatment to be housed at Seaside. The tiebreaker vote came to Mayor Richard Beneville, who voted yes in favor of moving the ordinance on to the second reading phase.

City Council Will Continue Discussion on Housing Sex Offenders at Seaside During Work Session

By Davis Hovey | November 27, 2017

Nome City Council Chambers. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM file.

During their 5:30pm work session, the Council plans to discuss updating the Nome Code of Ordinances to allow sex offenders who are actively receiving treatment to be housed at permitted correctional facilities in Nome. The Council would have to pass an ordinance, currently in the first reading phase, to make this change.