Resident urges dropping opening prayer; contractor protests mowing contract termination
During public comment a resident suggested dropping opening prayer at government meetings, citing religious-freedom concerns, and a contractor whose roadside mowing contract was terminated protested the 30-day notice and said the company has "invested thousands of dollars in new equipment and infrastructure."
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During the public-comment portion of the June 15 meeting, Bartholomew County resident Sharon Krieg urged the commissioners to consider discontinuing the opening prayer at county government meetings, saying "our founding fathers advocated freedom of religion" and suggesting the county reconsider the practice.
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