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Oswego trustees back pausing staff-run concerts and prioritizing community use while hiring events manager
Summary
At a Committee of the Whole meeting, staff presented four options for managing the village-owned venue; trustees expressed a consensus to pursue Option 1 (revert the venue to community reservations/low-cost use) while onboarding an events manager and exploring vendor interest via an RFP.
The Oswego Committee of the Whole heard a staff presentation on village events and the financial and staffing pressures of running the municipal venue, and trustees signaled a consensus to favor a plan that shifts the venue toward community reservations and fewer staff-run concerts while the village hires an events manager to refine options.
Jean, a village staff member who led the presentation, told trustees the village runs many annual events — including Wine on the Fox, Movies Under the Stars and Christmas Walk — and that Wine on the Fox has been the biggest revenue driver for the special events fund. “Wine on the Fox … came away ahead with approximately $60,000,” Jean said. She added that the venue concert series generally trailed recent attendance averages but that the final concert of the season prevented a much…
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