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do not of course have a municipal code.”
In addition, Mr. Wickens added, “some of the ordinances are in direct conflict with state and federal regulations,” for example the radio ordinance conflicts with FCC regulations, and the highway ordinance is in conflict with state Department of Transportation regulations.
The repeal of this ordinance, Mr. Wickens said, “may be viewed by some as making this a wide open town - but this is not the case - those things which need enforcing can be done by the State Police and the Sheriffs Department. Some other sections are covered by the new ordinance passed last year.
“The other parts,” he concluded, “should be relegated to a well-deserved early grave.”
After receiving a suggestion from a member of the audience that a copy of the 1946 ordinance be placed in Miss Ruby Jenkins’ First Washington Museum, for posterity’s sake, council unanimously approved Mr. Wicken’s motion for its repeal.
In other action at last Wednesday’s meeting, council:
• tabled a public hearing on expansion of the town’s Planning Commission from five to seven members, because the legal requirement for advertisement had not been fulfilled.
Mr. Reynolds advised Council to take the action to prevent possible future legal challenges to actions taken by the Commission which might be based on the questionable expansion.
• heard a request from Mayor Morehouse to have preliminary proposals for the upcoming budget ready for review at the May meeting.
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