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Westchester council agrees to cap police support for Christmas parade, defers broader event-fee changes
Summary
Council members debated whether to raise special-event parking fees and how to fund the Westchester Christmas parade before agreeing to cap this year’s police contribution at $10,000 and send broader parking and event-definition work back to committees.
Westchester Borough Council members agreed June 17 to cap the borough’s police contribution for this year’s Christmas parade at $10,000 and to send decisions about any wider change to event parking fees or standards back to committee for further work.
The action follows an extended council discussion on how the borough should fund large public events, how to apply a consistent special-event fee and whether to share parking revenue with event organizers.
The issue mattered because the Christmas parade draws the largest crowds in Westchester and requires substantial police and public works support. “The police department is at capacity for the Christmas parade,”…
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