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Council grants timeline waiver so downtown bar can host TV filming
Summary
The Melbourne City Council voted to waive the 60-day permit timeline only so Hurricane Creek Saloon can host filming of the television show Bar Rescue April 14–18, provided all standard permits and safety requirements are met on a shortened schedule.
The Melbourne City Council on March 25 voted to waive only the 60-day application-timing requirement so Hurricane Creek Saloon owner Randy Bennett can proceed with a proposed April 14–18 Bar Rescue filming, council members said.
Council members stressed the waiver applies solely to the application timeline; all other permitting requirements — insurance, policing details, street-closure approvals and site plans — must be submitted and met under the city’s standard permitting process. Councilman Smith moved to grant the timeline waiver; Councilwoman Bassett seconded and the motion passed.
Why it matters: Bennett told council the national…
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