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Board of Public Safety approves downtown festival permit after organizer agrees to new controls
Summary
The Board of Public Safety voted 2–1 to approve a festival permit for organizer Joe Nader after he agreed to tighter entry controls, signage and a security presence; approval was conditioned on a pending certificate of insurance and a warning that further noncompliance may block future permits.
The City of Evansville Board of Public Safety on Wednesday approved a permit for a downtown festival after the event organizer, Joe Nader, agreed to changes intended to prevent the vendor- and access-related problems that prompted complaints from the Evansville Building Authority.
The permit passed 2–1, with the board requiring proof of insurance (a certificate of insurance) before the permit becomes final and warning that future permits could be denied if the event does not meet the conditions. The board’s conditional approval follows a dispute between the organizer and Dave Rector of the Evansville Building Authority over gate access and what organizers and the building authority described as…
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