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Clay County votes to prohibit solicitation in road rights-of-way after safety debate
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about safety, legal limits and impacts on fundraisers, the Clay County Board of County Commissioners adopted an ordinance prohibiting solicitation in public road rights-of-way, with limited exceptions, in a 4–1 vote.
Clay County commissioners on Jan. 10 adopted a county ordinance that bars solicitation in public road rights-of-way, citing public-safety concerns and a recent federal judicial interpretation affecting how local governments regulate speech in public spaces. The measure passed 4–1 after more than an hour of questions and debate.
County staff and the sheriff’s office framed the change as a safety policy. According to the presentation, past enforcement language had been vulnerable to constitutional challenge because it allowed some forms of activity while prohibiting others; the revised text, modeled on a Lee County…
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