Politics & Government
SW Journal: Park Board Says No to $1 Weddings Once Same-Sex Marriages Legal
Southwest Minneapolis park board commissioner Brad Bourn proposed reducing the fee the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board charges for weddings in parks for the first 15 days that same-sex marriage is legal in Minnesota, the Southwest Journal reported
Southwest Minneapolis park board commissioner Brad Bourn couldn't get a second May 22, 2013 for his motion to reduce the fee for weddings in the parks to $1 Aug. 1–15—the first two weeks that gay marriages are legal in Minnesota, according to the Southwest Journal:
“I just want to increase interest in parks as a venue for weddings in general,” Bourn said. “It’s a really good income opportunity for the Park Board.” ... Bourn took issue with the Park Board legal counsel’s opinion [that the proposal raised Contitutional equal-protection issues]. He noted that the Park Board reduces annual golf course memberships after mid-June every year.
“I’ve never heard an issue of constitutionality based on the day that somebody buys a permit for golf,” Bourn said.
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