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Commission OKs two 2016 charity drives and moves to ban street solicitation in 2017
Summary
Mount Clemens approved requests from the Knights of Columbus and the Mount Clemens Goodfellows to solicit in public right-of-way for 2016 while administration said it will recommend prohibiting solicitation in the street effective Jan. 1, 2017, following an attorney general opinion; commissioners discussed fairness, liability, and alternatives for affected charities.
The Mount Clemens City Commission approved two short-term charitable solicitation requests for 2016 but signaled a policy shift that will limit future street solicitation.
The commission granted the Knights of Columbus Council No. 744 permission for a Tootsie Roll Drive on October 7–9, 2016, and approved the Mount Clemens Goodfellows' December 2016 solicitation dates. Administration read the…
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