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Unauthorized commission: Council candidate says city will pay for portrait
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Unauthorized commission: Council candidate says city will pay for portrait

John Hall has run for City Council before. He’s also been banned from City Hall back in the early aughts because of behavior that caused then-city manager Gary O’Connell concern, such as showing up at City Council wrapped in foil, according to former councilor Rob Schilling. Hall plans to launch another run for council February […]

Lisa Provence | January 31, 2019

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Unauthorized commission: Council candidate says city will pay for portrait

John Hall has run for City Council before. He’s also been banned from City Hall back in the early aughts because of behavior that caused then-city manager Gary O’Connell concern, such as showing up at City Council wrapped in foil, according to former councilor Rob Schilling. Hall plans to launch another run for council February […]

Lisa Provence | January 31, 2019

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