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Mobile County Commission advances draft ‘Use of Space’ policy for atrium after public concerns; approval contingent on legal revisions
Summary
The Mobile County Commission heard extended public comment Nov. 24 on a draft policy governing use of the Government Plaza atrium. After residents urged clearer definitions and an explicit exclusion of Government Street, the commission advanced the policy with a contingent approval requiring legal revisions.
The Mobile County Commission on Nov. 24 opened a public hearing and advanced a draft "Use of Space" policy that would regulate demonstrations and expressive activity inside the Government Plaza atrium, saying final approval will be contingent on further legal review and clarifying revisions.
County attorney Jay Ross told the commission the draft, prepared with input from the 13th Judicial Circuit, the county ADA director and First Amendment experts, is intended to be content-neutral and to regulate only time, place and manner inside the building. "The policy as drafted ... designates the atrium as a public place within the county to exercise First Amendment" protections, Ross said, adding the draft lists prohibited items…
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