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Downtown business urges council to consult merchants on 4-day Steampunk closure; council approves two event street closures
Summary
A downtown business owner urged the council to seek merchant input before approving a four-day Steampunk Festival street closure; the council approved a small closure for a Child Advocacy Center stage (pending insurance) and a Sept. 27 closure for Douglas Community Services' Burgers and Brews.
At the start of public comment at the Sept. 2 meeting, downtown business owner Sarah North asked the council to consult downtown merchants before approving a four-day street closure for the Steampunk Festival. "...not 1 has responded favorably to keeping 4 days," North said, adding, "4 days is a very, very long time."
During the same public-comment block, speakers asked the council to approve short,…
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