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WARD: Ward 3
COMMITTEE: Community Relations
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Approval of the 2018 Star 94.1 Woofstock Downtown Event Area Definition, Street Closings to include the Market Village entrance (West Spring) in front of City Hall, and Bank Street from King Street to the private residence including entrances on Bank Street, to close the Circle (in front of the Library and the Community Center - including connecting streets), and Special Requests for approved festival on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, 2018.
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ISSUE: Star 94.1 FM previously requested and received permission to produce, in partnership with the City of Smyrna, an event in the Smyrna Village Green and downtown area on Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, 2018, approved with Council approval of the 2018 set of City of Smyrna Events. This update to the event request proposal has been submitted by General Sales Manager, Dave Demer of Entercom Communications/Star 94.1 The following falls under "special request" or full definition of the event area/street closings.
1) Depending on the final layout, Star 94 is requesting the option of extending the popular event/festival area to include areas and street surface up to the Market Village entrance (West Spring) in front of City Hall, and Bank Street from King Street to the private residence entrances on Bank Street. They are requesting to close the Circle (in front of the Library and the Community Center - including connecting streets) and the requested additional space on Saturday morning (first day of the festival), but wish to have the option of closing the Circle (generally understood to be the space reserved for the City of Smyrna summer concerts) and additional area as early as Friday afternoon, to assist with setup. They are also asking for use of City-owned barricades (requesting them to be dropped off at the closing locations on Friday). Star 94 indicates that they would provide staff to watch to make sure ...
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