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Aug 29, 2006 8:22 am US/Mountain

Aurora Council Member Wants Day Labor Crackdown

Katherine Blake
Reporting

(CBS4) AURORA, Colo. A city council member in Aurora has proposed fining people who hire day laborers off the street. Deborah Wallace said she received complaints about the intersection of Dayton St. and Colfax before she was elected last year.

Wallace said dozens of day laborers head for that area every day looking for work. She said many of them run into the street every time a truck drives by.

Wallace said that creates a safety hazard.

Under her proposal, people who hire day laborers off the street would receive a warning the first time they're caught. After that, they'd be charged with a misdemeanor that currently comes with a fine up to $1,000.

Critics of the proposal said it doesn't address the root cause of the problem.

"We have a lot of folks who are day laborers because they don't have access to a full-time paying job," said Gabriela Flora of the American Friends Service Committee.

"It's not unfair," Wallace said. "If you're legitimately looking for work, there's plenty of work within the city or within the metro area."

The proposal was set to be heard in a committee hearing Tuesday afternoon at 3 p.m.

If approved, the measure would be sent to a study session of the full city council.