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(The Center Square) – Spokane’s elected officials tabled another homelessness ordinance on Monday, which would have expanded the city’s “Sit & Lie” prohibitions, making it at least the fifth since mid-July. The version currently on the books prohibits sitting and laying down on public sidewalks, in front of the entrance or exit to a building or parking lot, as well as on any object, such as a trash can, drinking fountain or others, “not designed primarily for the purpose of sitting.” These restrictions only apply within the downtown area from 6 a.m. to midnight; Spokane City Councilmember Jona…