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Hot Springs council denies highway permit for planned Oct. 17 protest march
Summary
After a lengthy public discussion about safety, timing and logistics, the Hot Springs City Council declined to grant permission for a permit to occupy U.S. Highway 385 for a planned Oct. 17 march and rally organized by Richard Richards Jr.
The Hot Springs City Council on Oct. 6 declined to give permission for an application that would let organizer Richard Richards Jr. stage a peaceful march along U.S. Highway 385 between the county courthouse and the Mueller Center on Oct. 17. The motion before the council was phrased as approval for the applicant to take the South Dakota Department of Transportation permit to occupy the state right-of-way; the council voted against the request on content-neutral grounds related to public safety and scheduling.
Richard Richards told the council he planned a peaceful march and a…
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