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Canal Fest organizers ask Tonawanda council to restore rides, return to longer festival to help nonprofits
Summary
Canal Fest representatives told the council the event drew 100,000+ visitors but attendance and nonprofit revenue fell after rides moved; they requested council support to return rides to Tonawanda and asked the mayor to provide a police/DPW/fire cost estimate so the festival can decide whether to stay or move.
A Canal Fest representative told the City of Tonawanda Common Council that last year's festival and affiliated nonprofits saw steep drops in attendance and revenue and urged the city to restore carnival rides and return to an eight-day event.
"What we are looking for and what we'd like to ask for this year is to go back to 8 days and also bring the rides back to the city of Tonawanda," the Canal Fest representative said, describing a decline in local nonprofit revenue after the rides moved. The speaker said regional…
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