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Events chair Alex Danker outlines higher parade costs, new route and date changes for Seymour celebrations
Summary
Events chair Alex Danker told the board the town’s donations fund is exhausted, forcing higher requested spending for Memorial Day, fireworks and other events; he proposed a safer parade route and moved the parade date to the Saturday before Memorial Day to reduce police costs and improve access for businesses.
Alex Danker, chairman of the events committee, told the board the town must cover more of the cost of community events because a donations fund that previously offset expenses has been exhausted.
Danker presented line-item estimates and said Memorial Day will cost roughly $11,000–$12,000 to run, the winter fireworks program is now about $16,000 and the “Scary Lawns” event budget was about $1,500. He said some payments — including fire-watch detail for fireworks — are now included in the estimates.
The nut of Danker’s presentation was that the town can no longer rely on carryover donation funds…
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