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St. Louis Park leaders may amend or repeal an ordinance banning targeted residential protests, after officials discovered the restriction has been on the books for nearly half a century.
City Manager Tom Harmening told the City Council at a study session this week that St. Louis Park has had a targeted protest ban since 1976 — an ordinance he said he was unaware of until the city attorney recently discovered it. Harmening said the council can decide whether to keep the policy, update it or "refresh it."
A decision to change the ordinance — or remove it altogether — would be in stark contrast to a growing number of cities that have recently passed resolutions banning residential protests.