Is Black Diamond Labor Day Fest In Jeopardy?

The Maple Valley Reporter reports that the Black Diamond City Council has voted to hold up a permit for the nearby city to hold it's annual Labor Day Festival.  The festival has been an annual event for 102 years according to the Reporter.  Approval of the permit has until this year been routine.   However, it seems that the current council has been unable to put aside it's differences in a way to allow it to adequately conduct the business of running the city.