Organizer says vendor fee structure hampered Freedom Friday; board asks for ordinance rewrite
Bloomington Buzz & Events said an outdated vendor fee ordinance required vendors to pay $25 to the village while neighboring towns charge less; the board directed the clerk and attorney to draft a revised vendor permit ordinance for August.
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Katie Webb of Bloomington Buzz & Events told trustees that while organizing Freedom Friday events she was unaware the village ordinance required vendors to pay a $25 fee directly to the village; Bloomington Buzz had charged vendors $5 per event and absorbed the difference. Webb said neighboring communities charge lower fees (Potosi $10; Cassville $10–$15; Prairie du Chien $10–$100 depending on arrangements) and that Bloomington’s direct‑to‑village fee structure is atypical.
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