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Trustees approve open-container and extended-noise permit for M Days with conditions
Summary
The Board approved an open-container permit and a noise-ordinance exception allowing music until 2 a.m. for the 2024 M Days celebration, after staff described code allowances and Fancy Navaro outlined security, ID checks and a fenced stage area.
The Mancos Board of Trustees voted to approve an open-container permit and an exception to the town noise ordinance to allow live music and DJs during the 2024 M Days celebration.
Staff explained that the town code already allows open containers in Pioneer Plaza when tied to an event outside a business license area. Fancy Navaro, who presented event logistics, said the plan includes a staged trailer, a fenced area, five to six security personnel, ID checks at two entrance points and a scanner to deter fake IDs. "If we are bothering someone we will kind of like turn it down a little bit," Navaro said, describing a willingness to reduce volume if complaints arise.
Trustees moved, seconded and approved the permit. The board authorized an exception to the noise ordinance until 2 a.m. each day of the M Days celebration and directed staff to monitor complaints and compliance with any permit conditions.
Why it matters: The approval allows the annual festival to include amplified music in downtown public space while delegating compliance monitoring to staff and event security. The board emphasized continued oversight and complaint procedures for the single-week event.
No vote tally by name was recorded in the transcript; trustees passed the motion by oral voice vote.
