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Cultural Affairs to coordinate Main Street Live; Economic Development to help with funding
Summary
Miami Lakes committees agreed the Cultural Affairs Committee will coordinate the cultural logistics for Main Street Live events in May and June, while the Economic Development Committee will pursue funding and sponsorships after grants cover February–April.
The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee voted to coordinate the cultural logistics for Main Street Live and approved a plan to stage the events in May and June, while the town’s Economic Development Committee agreed to pursue funding and sponsorships to keep the series going.
Matthew Casimir, chair of the Economic Development Committee, told the Cultural Affairs meeting that the initiative aims to revive Main Street and bring more foot traffic and business to long-vacant storefronts. “I wanted to bring more life to it because it's been kind of dead on the decline,” Casimir said, describing the motivating goal behind the revived concert series.
Committee members and staff described the current funding situation: Graham Companies committed to fund February, March and April as a short-term sponsor, and those grants cover the…
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