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Organizers ask council to OK an earlier, expanded street closure for Up and Smoke barbecue festival
Summary
Up and Smoke Committee asked the council to place a modified street-closure plan on the consent agenda so additional food vendors and art booths can be accommodated; organizers said electrical and water logistics constrain layout changes.
The Lincoln Committee of the Whole on July 29 placed on the consent agenda a request from the Up and Smoke Committee to modify street closures for the city’s late-August barbecue festival so food trucks and art vendors can be rearranged and additional vendors accommodated.
Kevin (last name not specified), a member of the Up and Smoke Committee, told the council the change would move the Broadway closure to noon on the event day so food trucks can be staged earlier and space can be made for a downtown business that wants to participate as a food vendor. “The noon part is because the…
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