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Resident criticizes city bandshell policy after Pride, bridal festival events; city manager says park‑use options are offered equally
Summary
A resident told council she believes the city’s bandshell policy and sponsorship rules restrict religious groups and disturb neighborhood use; the city manager later told council city applications include temporary stage options and are offered equally to all groups.
A Holland resident criticized the city’s application of its bandshell policy and city sponsorship rules during public comment, citing recent large events at Collin Park including Pride and a Bridal Festival and arguing the events disturbed nearby neighborhoods.
Anne Henriksen told the council that the Bridal Festival “drew a bigger crowd than Juneteenth or the Tuesday American Legion band concerts put together,” and she accused the city of refusing to provide a city sponsor to religious groups seeking to use the Collin Park bandshell. Henriksen read a reply she said she received…
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