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Parks staff propose moving Fletcher summer concert series to Auction House; council raises parking concerns
Summary
Parks staffer Josh Quinn proposed moving one or both summer concerts from the town park to the Auction House/food hall to create a different atmosphere with staged activities and an indoor/outdoor venue; council supported a trial but asked staff to address shuttle, parking and keeping at least one concert at the park.
Josh Quinn asked the council for permission to move the town’s summer concert series across the street to the Auction House and food hall, describing plans for afternoon family programming (bounce houses, face painting) and an evening concert to close the day. Quinn said the venue has an artist stage and indoor/outdoor seating and offered June 7 as the first proposed date.
Council members welcomed the idea as a way to try something different but raised consistent concerns about parking and traffic, noting the Auction House area can be crowded and that not everyone will use a shuttle. Quinn said he had talked to the school‑bus shuttle coordinator and had a shuttle plan to run between Town Hall and the site; staff and council discussed staging, post‑event evaluation and possibly splitting the series between the park and the Auction House so the park remains a community option.
"I'm just looking for something different," Quinn said. Council members suggested running one concert at the Auction House and retaining another at the park as a pilot. They asked Quinn to return with logistics and a post‑event evaluation plan; members indicated they would approve a trial arrangement and watch parking and traffic performance before making a long‑term change.
