Virginia Beach, which on Monday broke ground on apartments in Bayside for previously homeless adults and is designing a resource center on Witchduck Road for the homeless, doesn't want them on the benches on the Boardwalk.

Armrests have been installed on 15 benches between 18th and 20th streets to keep people from stretching out during the day. It's a misdemeanor to sleep on public property between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., as The Pilot's Stacy Parker reported Sunday.

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