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Dunedin approves Flanagan's St. Patrick’s Day license amid calls to reassess festival fees
Summary
The City Commission unanimously approved a revocable license for Flanagan’s Irish Pub’s St. Patrick’s Day event after downtown business owners and commissioners urged a review of special-event fees and how the city supports festivals.
The City Commission unanimously approved a revocable license agreement allowing Flanagan’s Irish Pub to hold its St. Patrick’s Day celebration downtown, but the meeting featured heated public comment and a request from commissioners to review the city’s event-fee structure.
The vote came after Jason Seibert, owner of Flanagan’s Irish Pub, told commissioners that recent fee increases and unpaid event costs are threatening long-running downtown festivals. “These festivals are going…
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