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TriFest organizer requests rent cut as Loon Pond Lodge pivots to weddings; commission cites signed contract
Summary
TriFest organizer Jeff Smith asked the Park Commission to reduce August rent after Loon Pond Lodge began marketing as a wedding venue; commissioners noted a signed contract for TriFest and said they could not unilaterally change that contract at the meeting.
Jeff Smith, the organizer for TriFest, told the Town of Lakeville Park Commission on Feb. 13 that Loon Pond Lodge and the adjacent Ted Williams camp have shifted toward hosting weddings and that the change would make it difficult for the lodge to host both weddings and TriFest’s weekend setup.
Smith asked the commission to consider a $2,000 reduction in August rent, arguing the lodge owner would lose wedding business because of tents, railings and porta-potties associated with the TriFest weekend. Commission members said they understood the lodge’s aesthetic concerns…
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