Bill Kahn wrote:
To drive home Randall Cutting's point:
"PB2-19. Parades, entertainments, public meetings, etc. Bands, processions,
parades, military displays, entertainments, exhibitions, public meetings and
constitutionally protected expressions shall be allowed, given or held in
the
parks subject to the rules and regulations regarding such activities as
promulgated under this section. (Code 1960, As Amend., � 1010.271; Pk. Bd.
Ord. No.
90-103, � 1, 9-5-90)" --one section in a chapter of thirteen chapters of
MPRB
laws one can find by following the link to the muncode.com site from the
City of
Mpls site (http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/)
One would think Gurban and the board would be familiar with these laws.
Eric writes:
Just to give a couple examples at my own local park - Webber Park: Joe
Mullery, Linda Higgins, and Barb Johnson regularly attend events, including
neighborhood group meetings and elections, make speeches, etc. The local
Republican chair uses the common room for mailings.
During campaign season three years ago, I campaigned every week at the
various music events held throughout the district parks. On several of
these occasions, I ran into one or both of my opponents also campaigning as
well as others who were running for various offices. At the same time, I
saw Park Board employees, former city officials (Alice Rainville still goes
to everything), and the above mentioned current office holders.
The only thing I was told was not to offer lit or other materials to public
employees (park staff, police) while they were working the event.
Otherwise, no one ever said boo about anything.
Clearly Gurben is out of line here, not only with the regs, but with
tradition. He should apologize and reverse the ruling, or resign (or both).
Eric Oines
North Minneapolis
"One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant goal we
seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that goal. We must pursue
peaceful ends through peaceful means."
~ Martin Luther King Jr., Agitator
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