The City of Merritt is once again looking at making security changes to Spirit Square after hearing reports of increased safety concerns. After the motion to start enacting security measures at Spirit Square was tabled during a Sept. 9 regular council meeting, the city will be looking to develop and vote on a long-term security plan for Spirit Square ready to be discussed at the next council meeting. “With Spirit Square, people are terrified to go downtown and that is not acceptable.”“We’ve got businesses … that are constantly complaining about problems,” Goetz said. White said this, and continuously moving loiteres at Spirit Square, would raise human rights issues. Council said many of the people they see congregating at Spirit Square are the same people each time.