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Commission flags vendor setup, power and pricing problems at post-event review
Summary
Commission members discussed food vendor placement, trailer/tent sequencing, power hookups that blew fuses, and inconsistent pricing at one food vendor during the July 3–5 celebration. They recommended revising vendor setup rules, enforcing power-box use, and clarifying frontage and spacing requirements.
Franklin Civic Celebration Commission members reviewed vendor and carnival operations after the July 3–5, 2025 festival and raised several logistical issues including vendor spacing, trailer and tent sequencing during setup, temporary power connections, and inconsistent pricing by a food vendor.
Members described a domino effect when one vendor underestimated frontage space by roughly five feet, which forced nearby vendors to be moved during set-up. They said that larger trailer…
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