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Colfax council discusses Brown Act limits after downtown association meeting; staff to recommend public workshop option
Summary
Historic Colfax Downtown Association reported turnout for a January community meeting. Council members asked city staff to research Brown Act limits and whether council workshops or public noticing could allow broader council participation in future downtown association events.
Erin Newington, representing the Historic Colfax Downtown Association, briefed the council on a January community meeting that drew nonprofit leaders, business owners, residents and building owners to discuss events and downtown improvements.
Newington said the group favored smaller "micro events" over large street closures and that organizers planned another meeting later in the month to continue planning. "We had a pretty mixed room of nonprofit organizations, business owners,…
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