Wethersfield Mayor: New Anti-Panhandling Ordinances Are “About Safety”

The Town of Wethersfield has enacted a series of ordinances aimed at so-called “panhandlers” — i.e., people who ask random people in public for money. Wethersfield mayor Michael Rell says the ordinances seek to keep panhandlers from interfering with traffic flow, from misrepresenting themselves to get donations, and from engaging in other prohibited conduct — e.g., aggressive behavior.