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Organizers ask Vienna for $15,000 to help fund festival, cite local economic benefits
Summary
Meeting participants asked the city of Vienna for $15,000 to help cover last year’s event costs and said attendees spend an estimated $60–$80 per person, supporting local vendors; speakers also discussed scheduling overlap with a Parkersburg event the weekend before July 4.
An event representative at a recent meeting said last year’s total expenses for the festival were “just a little over $15,000” and that organizers are requesting $15,000 in city support for this year.
The request matters, the representative said, because festival attendees spend money across the city and the event helps local food and craft vendors. “Approximately … 70 to $80 per person that comes [is] spent … in the city of Vienna,” Speaker 4, a meeting participant, said, adding that vendors “see huge upticks…
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