Public record
In April 2026, St. Paul Parks and Recreation issued a six-month restriction involving Josh Liljenquist. Josh disputed the allegations as false, appealed, and the city rescinded the restriction effective immediately on April 22.
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St. Paul issued a six-month parks restriction in April 2026. Josh denied the allegations, appealed, and presented information during the city's review. In a signed April 22 letter, the city rescinded the restriction effective immediately. The letter did not state a formal finding about every allegation.
Review the redacted city letters and supporting records or continue through the complete chronology below.
Quick answers
St. Paul Parks and Recreation issued a six-month restriction in April 2026. Josh disputed the allegations as false, appealed, and presented information during the city's review. In an April 22 letter, the city rescinded the restriction effective immediately based on its evaluation of the facts relayed during the appeal meeting. The letter did not state a formal finding about every allegation.
Yes. St. Paul Parks and Recreation rescinded the restriction effective immediately in a signed letter dated April 22, 2026.
Chronology
The sequence below distinguishes the city's initial action, Josh's response, and the final outcome.
St. Paul Parks and Recreation sent Josh a letter imposing a six-month restriction from city parks and recreation facilities. News coverage later reported the city's allegations and the conditions it said applied.
Local and national outlets reported on the letter, the city's stated concerns, and Josh's denial of the allegations. Josh requested an appeal rather than accepting the restriction as final.
Josh challenged the restriction and provided information during the city's review. Independent reporting documented both public criticism and support while the appeal was pending.
St. Paul notified Josh that the restriction was rescinded effective immediately. News reports said the decision followed the city's evaluation of information presented during the appeal.
Original notice
Josh denies the broad allegations in the original notice and maintains they were false. The original notice provided to him did not identify a person allegedly harassed, a specific incident, a date, or any video or recording supporting the claims. Josh appealed rather than accepting the restriction, presented information during the city's review, and the city rescinded the restriction effective immediately.
The complete record matters: Josh disputed the harassment allegation as false, the notice did not provide supporting detail to him, and the restriction was later rescinded after the appeal process.
This page does not claim the city made a formal finding that every allegation was false. It states Josh's position and the document facts available from the notice, appeal, and rescission timeline.
Appeal meeting
During the appeal, Josh says city representatives identified a staff account about a March 24 parking-lot confrontation as the only material they relied upon when describing “harassment of vulnerable adults.” That point is Josh's account of what was said during the appeal; this page does not present it as a separate written finding by the city.
The written summary attributes its account to a third-party witness. It describes a person approaching Josh's vehicle over a concern about a video, followed by an argument involving that person, Josh, and another member of Josh's team.
The same summary says the person threatened Josh, Josh called police, other people intervened, and Josh and his team member left. Josh disputes that this confrontation supports the broader claim that he harassed vulnerable adults.
Contemporaneous record
A travel purchase confirmation dated January 2, 2026 shows a round-trip itinerary from Minneapolis to Fort Myers for April 8-15. Those dates included April 11, the date the city's notice associated with an alleged event in St. Paul.
Josh says his parents purchased the Florida trip as a Christmas gift. The dated confirmation records travel scheduled for April 8-15, before the city issued its notice and across the date of the alleged April 11 event.
Josh says he did not plan or hold the event described in the notice. The booking record supports his account that he already had conflicting travel plans.
Primary documents
This summary relies on the original restriction notice and the signed appeal update. Redacted copies of the city letters and supporting records appear below. Personal identifiers and reusable travel credentials have been removed.
The two-page notice attributed its allegations to reports from city staff and police. It did not name an alleged victim, identify a specific harassment incident or date, cite a supporting video or recording, or include supporting evidence with the notice.
The notice was dated April 6 and electronically signed April 8, 2026.
“Based on an evaluation of the facts of this situation as they were relayed during your appeal meeting, I will be rescinding your ban from our parks, effective immediately.”
Saint Paul Parks and Recreation appeal update
The letter confirms rescission after review. It does not state a formal finding about every allegation.
Source documents
These are redacted copies of the records described above. Dates of birth, personal email addresses, travel confirmation numbers, and other reusable private identifiers have been permanently removed from the public images.
The screenshot shows Josh denying knowledge of the proposed event, asking how he could help, and offering to check whether the report was a rumor.
The continuation shows the notice being sent on April 8 and Josh immediately requesting a formal hearing.
This enlarged document detail shows the notice's exact wording. Open it to review the complete redacted first page.
The first page of the notice, with Josh's date of birth removed.
The second page records the restriction terms and appeal process.
The April 22 letter states that the restriction was rescinded effective immediately after the appeal review. Josh's street address has been removed.
The confirmation is dated January 2, 2026 and records travel beginning April 8. Email addresses and itinerary numbers have been removed.
The itinerary records return travel from Fort Myers to Minneapolis on April 15. The airline confirmation code has been removed.
The screenshot describes a disputed parking-lot confrontation and states that another person threatened Josh before he called police and left.
This email is included as part of the record provided to the city. Its authorship and allegations have not been independently verified and are not presented here as findings of fact. Email addresses have been removed.
Reading note: Publication of a record does not establish that every statement within it is true. The captions distinguish official city actions, supporting records, staff summaries, and allegations submitted by an anonymous sender.
Scope
This page records that a restriction was issued, appealed, and rescinded. It does not replace original reporting, decide disputed factual questions, or make a legal conclusion.
Josh's ongoing public-story standards are described on the Trust & Care page, including consent, dignity, privacy, donations, and nomination boundaries.
Independent coverage
These links include reporting from before and after the city's final decision.
Published April 14, 2026.
Axios Twin Cities Restriction lifted after appealPublished April 22, 2026.
CBS News Minnesota City rescinds the restrictionPublished April 22, 2026.
MPR News Ban and rescission summarizedPublished April 25, 2026.
People National follow-up coveragePublished April 24, 2026.
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