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Main Street Committee and council debate candy distribution at holiday parade
Summary
Main Street Committee members asked about candy distribution at the parade; Mayor Kris Wyatt and councilmembers discussed safety concerns and recommended walkers hand out candy rather than throwing it from floats; council left details to parade organizers.
Representatives of the Main Street Committee, Kristen Weaver and Michelle Willis, thanked the council for support on the Christmas project and asked whether candy could be thrown from floats during the parade. Councilmember Kevin Deshazo said floats might be discouraged if throwing is banned; Mayor Kris Wyatt emphasized public-safety concerns related to barricades and objects being thrown from floats and recommended that floats have walkers hand out candy instead.
Councilmember Judd Johns recalled last year's approach, when walkers distributed candy from near floats without problems. The council did not pass a formal ordinance at the meeting; instead, members agreed to work with parade organizers to adopt walking distribution and to communicate those expectations ahead of the event.
