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Resident criticizes new block-party permit packet and fee increase; mayor's office says packet is being improved
Summary
Resident Karen Kirstein told the council that the city's one-page block-party permit has been replaced by a nearly 20-page packet and that a new $87 fee (on top of the historical $10) effectively blocks small neighborhood events. The mayor's office responded that it is working to improve the packet and welcomes suggestions.
Karen Kirstein, a longtime Schenectady resident, told the City Council Monday that an administrative change to the block-party/ street-closure permit process has made neighborhood events harder to organize. "This new permit, almost 20 page of confusing forms and documents," Kirstein said, and she added that the fee has effectively increased tenfold: "We are required to pay 50% of what is paid by a citywide festival. Yet, our potluck involves only 30…
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