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Depoe Bay parks committee schedules planning meeting as crab prices and volunteer capacity cloud this year’s feed
Summary
Committee members agreed to hold a volunteer initiation meeting Jan. 14 to decide whether to run the community craft/crab feed this year, citing volatile crab prices, uncertainty about volunteers and a proposed $15,000 budget request to the city.
Depoe Bay Park and Recreation Committee members on Jan. 8 agreed to hold an initiation meeting Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 6 p.m. at the Community Center to determine whether to run the community craft/crab feed this year.
The committee put the event on a short list for planning but stopped short of committing to a date this year after members raised concerns about rapidly changing crab prices and whether enough volunteers would show up to staff the event. Committee members discussed a draft budget figure of about $15,000 and a per-plate price of about $25 if the feed proceeds.
Zoe, a committee member leading volunteer outreach, said, “I’m a bit more hesitant, but I’m willing to do what, you know, the commission wants,” and added she could not…
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