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By Carol Arnett

The Florissant City Council passed a bill regulating clothing donations boxes in the city. Numerous boxes have appeared in the city in recent months, several on church lots.

The bill requires that permits be issued for the boxes. The permits will cost $15 and be renewed annually. The bill also restricts the size of the boxes to no larger than 100 square feet, and limits advertising on the boxes. The company that owns the box and a phone number for the company must be displayed on the box.

The bill stipulates that the permit can be revoked if the area around the box is not kept clean and free of debris and weeds.

Most of the provisions in the bill were outlined in a memo to the council from Director of Public Works Lou Jearls. The council had asked the Public Works department to look into the matter after several council members expressed concern about the growing number of boxes in the city. They were also concerned that some of the boxes had items left outside the box, such as televisions and furniture, which sat for several days until it was picked up.

In other action, the council continued discussion of the Valley of Flowers expenses. The council discussed this at the budget meetings.

At the budget meetings, the council discussed the overtime that is required of city police to patrol the Knights of Columbus grounds during the Valley of Flowers. Some council members said that when the Knights were asked to make the venue more family-friendly, they added a family night, but kept the other nights the same. This added another night for the police to patrol.

Mayor Robert Lowery suggested that the council ask the Knights to help pay for security. Councilman Tim Lee suggested that the permit for the event require that security be present.

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