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CRA approves fair permit after heated debate over late payments, traffic and prepayment terms

5778234 · September 11, 2025
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After extended public comment and board debate over late payments, traffic and prepayment protections, the Margate CRA on Sept. 10 approved a temporary use agreement allowing the fair to operate on CRA property and forwarded the application to the City Commission for conditions on police and fire staffing payments.

The Margate CRA approved a temporary use agreement Sept. 10 allowing Hildebrand & Music Rights Inc. (the fair operator) to hold a multi-day fair on CRA-owned property, advancing the matter to the City Commission for any conditions related to police, fire and other city staffing costs.

The agenda item prompted lengthy public comment critical of the operator, including repeated citations that applications were submitted late and bills to the city had been paid piecemeal in past years. Several speakers and a commissioner urged the CRA to deny the…

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