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Nathan Svoboda

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“basically what he said is we're in agreement that the borough could be getting fined for negligently feeding wildlife. I mean, it's a known issue. You guys know it's a problem. Granted, you're trying to address it, but it's still— it's a violation of state regulation.”
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I talked to Lieutenant Boyle today at length about this, and he apologizes that he couldn't come. But basically what he said is we're in agreement that the borough could be getting fined for negligently feeding wildlife. I mean, it's a known issue. You guys know it's a problem. Granted, you're trying to address it, but it's still— it's a violation of state regulation.

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