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Madera reports big turnout for holiday events; staff seeks donor support for summer concert series
Summary
Staff and volunteers reviewed a successful holiday season — a Christmas light parade, a 105‑foot tree and Christmas‑in‑the‑park events supported by volunteers, partners and county staff — and asked the board for direction and donor leads to fund a proposed summer concert series in 2026.
Nick Salinas, District 3 chief of staff, gave a report on recent community events and volunteer support and asked the board for direction on 2026 programming and funding. Salinas said the tree‑lighting effort used roughly 8,000 feet (about 8,000 lights) and that the tree reached about 105 feet when fully hoisted. "We also ordered a lot of lights. In total, we had 8,000 feet of lights and, total of 8,000 lights," Salinas…
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