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Council makes Juneteenth a city‑sponsored festival for 2025, agrees to cover two days of in‑kind services and fireworks up to $5,500
Summary
Gastonia’s City Council voted unanimously Thursday to designate the Juneteenth celebration as a city festival for 2025 and to provide city support for both days this year, including in‑kind services and fireworks reimbursement up to $5,500.
Gastonia’s City Council voted unanimously Thursday to designate the Juneteenth celebration presented by Health Carolina as a city festival for 2025 and to provide city support this year for both days of the event, including in‑kind services and fireworks reimbursement up to $5,500.
Tasha White, founder of Health Carolina and the organizer of EbonyFest Juneteenth, told the council that the celebration had been organized as a two‑day event this year because of logistics: county parking lots that support the Rotary Pavilion were not available for use on the…
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