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Goldsboro approves temporary street closure and waives $400 fee for NC FreedomFest; plan includes Jersey-barrier security
Summary
Council approved a temporary street closure and agreed to waive the $400 street-closure fee for NC FreedomFest. Organizers described a revised site plan called "Freedom Field," increased security with concrete Jersey barriers and coordination with GPD and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base.
The Goldsboro City Council approved a temporary street closure and granted a $400 fee waiver to NC FreedomFest organizers on Monday as part of preparations for the September festival.
Event organizers and city staff described changes to logistics and security that they say respond to lessons learned from prior years and from recent national incidents. Eric Ostendorf, the event's on-scene commander, said the plan now includes concrete Jersey barriers around the festival footprint to create hard perimeter points at street-closure locations.
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