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Hannibal council weighs stricter rules for festival parking, electricity and post-event cleanup
Summary
Council members on June 3 debated adding required handicap-parking designations, trash cleanup rules and clearer electric/vendor responsibilities to the city's special-event packet after problems at recent downtown events.
HANNIBAL, Mo. '1 June 3, 2025 '1 The Hannibal City Council debated tightening requirements for downtown special events on Tuesday after vendors and residents reported problems with handicap parking, electrical hookups and trash at recent festivals.
Councilwoman April Azatayev, Second Ward, told the council she received multiple messages the morning of a recent car show asking where designated handicap parking was and said some event organizers blocked a downtown lot without permission. "I feel like every event, or festival downtown, if we could include that in the packet that they are required to fill out so that we know where," Azatayev said.
The discussion centered on whether the…
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