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Residents urge stricter McCarthy Park rules after large private rental; commissioners hear complaints
Summary
At the July 14 Montcalm County Board of Commissioners meeting, multiple residents said a recent private event at McCarthy Park caused unsafe traffic, parking on lawns, loud music and inappropriate performances; they asked the board to enforce park rules and limit large rentals.
Residents told the Montcalm County Board of Commissioners on July 14 that a recent private rental at McCarthy Park created traffic and safety problems, left litter and exposed children to performances they described as inappropriate.
The comments came during the public-comment portion of the board’s regular meeting. Several residents asked the board to enforce the county’s park ordinance, limit how large private groups may rent McCarthy Park and return the park to its prior, primarily public use.
J.L. Hudson of Greenville said he walked into the park during the event and found performers “disrobing” and audience members waving money at dancers. “I was outside my house three quarters of a mile away at 3 p.m., and I could plainly hear electric guitars wailing away,”…
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