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Oakland board restores residential solicitation permitting, board approves ordinance change
Summary
After public comment and board questions about ID badges and no-solicitation lists, the Board approved Ordinance 25-10 to allow permitted solicitors to visit dwellings; the vote was recorded in favor.
The Oakland Board of Aldermen voted to approve Ordinance 25-10 on Aug. 21, amending the town's peddler and solicitor rules by removing language that excluded dwellings from places a permitted solicitor may visit.
The change restores the ability for permitted solicitors and peddlers to go door-to-door in residential neighborhoods provided they obtain a town-issued permit, background check and identification badge. Town staff said the permit package includes a list of addresses that have signed up…
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