Proposed garage sale ordinance public hearing tonight

The public will get a chance to let the Marshall City Planning Commission hear what it thinks about the panel's proposed zoning ordinance amendment that would add a section regulating the frequency and duration of garage sales on individual lots at 7 p.m. tonight in the Marshall City Council Chambers when a public hearing is scheduled to occur. Marshall City Council members expressed reservations about the proposal at Monday night's council meeting after the trustees said they received a number of comments and phone calls from citizens expressing concern that the city may limit sales to no more than two per year lasting no more than three days. The council will have the final say if the planning commission recommends the ordinance for approval. Town Hall is located at 323 West Michigan Avenue on Fountain Circle.