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Committee splits on sharing special-event parking revenue for Christkindlmarket; issue moved to work session
Summary
Downtown Westchester requested a traditional revenue split of special-event garage fees for Christkindlmarket; proponents said the market brings 15,000 visitors and supports small businesses, while opponents called the request 'double dipping' given borough support for the BID; committee voted to send the matter to a work session for full-council review and deferred further discussion to the next meeting.
Downtown Westchester director John Bridal asked the Parking Committee to approve sharing the garages' special-event parking revenue for Christkindlmarket and other future Central Business District events under the borough's existing revenue-share approach.
Bridal said the market attracts roughly "15,000 folks" and helps local retailers and restaurants during business hours. He told the committee that the special-event revenue split has historically been applied to garage event fees and that the…
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