Occupy Chapel Hill is no longer camped out in the Peace and Justice Plaza, but officials haven’t forgotten the ordinances broken during its three month stay.
A Jan. 18 memo from Town Manager Roger Stancil calling for future enforcement of these ordinances has provoked a disapproving response from protesters.
As part of that response, Occupy protesters will hold a “Help Us Take Back the Commons!” event Sunday at 2 p.m. They are encouraging attendees to bring signs, noisemakers and friends, according to a post on their website.
In the memo, Stancil described town rules violated by the Occupy Chapel Hill Movement while in front of the East Franklin Street post office.
Based on the memo, occupiers did not have required permits for the use of the space, stayed longer in the space than one organization is permitted and camped on public property overnight.
The statement also said the town overlooked offenses related to smoking in front of the post office and affixing signs to public buildings.
“When the Occupy Chapel Hill/Carrboro Movement began occupying the public space at the Peace and Justice Plaza in October 2011, we opted to observe and monitor,” Stancil said in the memo.
Town staff could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
Town councilwoman Penny Rich said regulations weren’t enforced because of the plaza’s history with activism.
