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Residents urge Lampasas council to preserve "Christmas on the Creek" lights as funding, HOT rules are debated
Summary
Residents, event volunteers and local nonprofits told the Lampasas City Council the annual "Christmas on the Creek" display draws visitors and community benefit and urged continued city support; council members discussed procurement rules, hotel-occupancy-tax restrictions and possible requirements for visitor surveys.
Residents, volunteers and local nonprofits pressed the Lampasas City Council to preserve and support the city’s "Christmas on the Creek" holiday-light event during a public hearing on the proposed FY2025–26 budget.
Brenda Barrett, a member of the Vision Lampasas board of directors and the Christmas on the Creek committee, told the council the event is a major community draw and that the parks department’s work is central to running it. "We could not do it without them," Barrett said, asking the council to consider ways to sustain the event as volunteers and funds have become strained.
The petitioners’ case rested on two practical points: rising costs and volunteer burnout. An attendee recounted changes in 2016 when the city assumed responsibility for paying labor costs for the…
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