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Council debates Celebration Seabrook budget and whether to farm event to outside civic group
Summary
Council questioned the cost and funding mix for Celebration Seabrook (roughly $100,000 general-fund expense offset by HOT, EDC and sponsorships) and considered forming a committee or transferring operations to a civic organization; council chose not to make a substantive change at the meeting and discussed forming an ad hoc committee going forward.
Council members debated the cost, funding sources and management of Celebration Seabrook during a broad discussion about whether the city should continue to operate the event or encourage an outside civic organization to run it.
Staff and event organizers reported the event costs roughly $100,000 to stage, of which $45,000 is counted as Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) revenue, $10,000 is an Economic Development…
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