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Canton Convention & Visitors Bureau seeks park dog stations and event approvals; board signs off on Christmas grounds and upcoming events
Summary
Canton Convention & Visitors Bureau asked Madison County supervisors for permission to install dog-waste stations on courthouse grounds, to host a Plein Air paint-out and to use courthouse grounds for the 2025 Christmas festival; the board approved use of the grounds and asked staff to review siting of any installations inside fenced areas.
Representatives from the Canton Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Canton Multicultural Center asked the Madison County Board of Supervisors on June 2 for several approvals related to programming and grounds use at the courthouse square.
Joanne Gordon and Laurie Prince, along with guide Billy Joe Wells, told the board the courthouse grounds are heavily used and that the bureau would like to purchase and maintain dog-waste stations for the grounds. "Canton Convention and Visitors Bureau would like to…
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