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Oxford council waives $2,100 in parking and road fees for Wine and Craft Beer Festival, urges policy for future requests

3214218 · May 7, 2025
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City council voted to waive $2,100 in parking-meter and road-closure fees for the Oxford Wine and Craft Beer Festival on May 31, 2025, while staff and council called for a formal rubric or policy to guide future fee-waiver requests.

Oxford City Council voted May 20 to waive $2,100 in parking and road-closure fees for the Oxford Wine and Craft Beer Festival scheduled for May 31, 2025.

The waiver covers 150 parking spots at $12 per day ($1,800) and two road closures at $150 each ($300). City staff told council the parking fees fund repayment of the parking-garage loan and garage maintenance and noted the city still owes about $440,000 on that loan and spent more than $1,000,000 on garage upkeep last year.

Jessica (staff member) presented the staff report, saying the Chamber requested the same high-street closure and…

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