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Lewisville council agrees to study using $15,000 to boost Memorial Day, seed community events
Summary
After a presentation on Old Town events and a $1.5 million events budget, council signaled support for using a reallocated $15,000 either to bolster Memorial Day/Veterans programming or seed small community-run events; staff will return with a plan.
Council members and staff spent the workshop portion of Monday evening weighing options for $15,000 previously set aside after the city ended its cattle‑drive parade.
City events staff, speaking through Mr. Kratke, told the council that Lewisville’s special events drew about “57,000 attendees” in the past 12 months and that the city’s events budget is “about a million and a half dollars,” funded primarily by hotel‑occupancy…
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