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Council directs staff to move Cherry Festival to city-owned 30-acre site at Beaumont & Cougar
Summary
After reviewing a relocation analysis showing a planning-level cost estimate of $412,766 (10% contingency), the City Council voted to relocate the Cherry Festival to city-owned property at Beaumont and Cougar and directed staff to negotiate MOU revisions and site plans with the festival foundation.
Beaumont — The Beaumont City Council voted Tuesday to relocate the Cherry Festival to a city-owned 30-acre site at Beaumont and Cougar, directing staff to work with the Cherries of the Past Foundation on MOU revisions and site planning.
Staff analysis and cost estimates
Staff presented a planning-level cost breakdown for preparing the vacant 30-acre city parcel for a temporary festival. The report identified perimeter and interior temporary fencing, temporary lighting, portable restrooms and handwashing stations, event security, supplemental police and fire overtime, shuttle and transit services, contracted weed abatement, temporary water service and potential temporary shade structures. With a 10% contingency,…
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