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Residents, former mayors press council after menorah removed from City Hall; city attorney cites lawsuit risk
Summary
Several former mayors and residents urged the council to restore a menorah to City Hall decor; the city attorney explained the menorah and creche are religious symbols and said the city removed the menorah after threats of litigation and places religious displays only in a designated free‑speech zone to avoid constitutional exposure.
Several residents and two former mayors told the council they were upset the menorah was no longer displayed in the City Hall lobby and asked the council to reconsider.
“There's one thing missing, the city menorah inside,” said a former mayor identified in the record as Eric Gavin during public comment. Former mayor Rochelle Litt told the council she could not sit quietly after…
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