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1 concerns about traffic, what is done is that the picketers are <br />2 moved off of a property where perhaps there is less traffic and <br />moved on to Bluemound Road, a busy highway. Where seemingly if <br />4 one is concerned about safety, and traffic, and the like, that <br />5 the distractions will be greater than in the residential <br />neighborhood. <br />7 QUESTION: As to privacy? <br />8 <br />Q <br />MR. MCDOWELL: As to privacy, the reason <br />QUESTION: How do you tailor this more narrowly than <br />10 an absolute prohibition? <br />11 MR. MCDOWELL: Well, a number of different options <br />12 are available to the town. First, with respect to the adverse <br />13 effects of picketing, the town has a number of ordinances <br />14 currently in effect, ordinances banning such things as <br />15 Uttering, obstruction of the streets and so forth, which apply <br />16 equally to expressive and non -expressive activity, which could <br />17 suitably apply to this case. <br />18 QUESTION: For example, they have an ordinance or law <br />19 of some kind under which the picketers for crowding and such <br />20 numbers on the lawn could be arrested? <br />21 MR. MCDOWELL: Well, there is a trespass ordinance <br />22 which would apply to such activity on the lawn. <br />23 QUESTION: Could they be arrested for violation of <br />24 that ordinance? <br />25 MR. MCDOWELL: That is correct. They could, if they <br />35 <br />Heritage Reporting Corporation <br />(202) 628-48813 <br />