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Menands trustees weigh trimming concerts, raising park fees and tightening special pickups
Summary
Trustees discussed cutting or subsidizing concerts, revising park rental fees and reservation procedures, and restricting special bulk pickups and dumpster use to curb abuse and save money.
MENANDS, N.Y. — At a budget workshop focused on closing a looming fiscal gap, village trustees examined a set of operational changes for parks and events intended to reduce costs and generate revenue.
Trustees discussed replacing village funding for the summer concert series with sponsorships and limiting food-truck expenditures; one trustee said that band fees of roughly $1,000 per concert plus policing costs mean sponsorship could materially reduce the village’s outlay. The group also…
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