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Madison Heights council pauses change to festival table policy after contentious debate
Summary
After hours of debate over who may staff tables at the city's Festival in the Park, councilors sharply disagreed over whether challengers should be allowed tables. The council voted to table final action until its Aug. 11 meeting so staff can redraft language.
Madison Heights City Council members debated changes to the city's festival table policy at length before voting to table the item until Aug. 11. Councilors discussed three draft versions that would change who is eligible to have a staffed table at the city's Festival in the Park.
The dispute centered on whether political candidates who have filed petitions should be permitted to staff tables at the festival, which is held on city property. Mayor Pro Tem Bliss urged adoption of a draft that would allow incumbents and candidates who have filed petitions to have tables, while several other councilors warned the change could turn a community event into overt political campaigning.
Supporters said allowing challengers who have filed…
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