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Trustees debate special-event rules and whether village green flags are government speech
Summary
Staff presented options to limit special-event durations, restrict eligible applicants, and adopt a village display/flag policy; trustees asked for more legal clarity on First Amendment implications and postponed decisions for further discussion.
Village staff and the village attorney led a July 28 Committee of the Whole discussion on proposed changes to the special-event permit rules, raising questions about maximum event duration, eligible applicants and whether gazebo/flag displays should be treated as village (government) speech or an open public forum.
Drew (staff member) told trustees staff had drafted decision points so the board could consider whether the village green should be established as a public forum for free speech or treated as government property where the village controls displays. “If you really wanna establish the village green…
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