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Placentia trims Heritage Festival budget, extends parade route and doubles outreach
Summary
City staff cut staff and supply costs and redesigned the 2025 Heritage Festival: net event cost fell from about $75,000 to $42,000, the parade route expanded to one mile with 84 entries expected, the band review was dropped and staff proposed buying barricades to reduce about $9,000 in rental costs.
City staff presented planned changes for the Oct. 11, 2025 Heritage Festival that reduce the event’s net cost and alter programming to boost participation.
Community Services Director Lydia Gutfeld said a staff audit identified changes that cut the event’s net cost from roughly $75,000 in 2024 to about $42,000 in 2025, a $33,000 difference largely driven by eliminated activities (notably the band review), reduced staffing costs and lower supplies and rental expenses. Gutfeld said…
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