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Cascade DDA approves $12,500 sponsorship for 2026 Metro Cruise events
Summary
The Cascade DDA voted to approve a $12,500 sponsorship for Metro Cruise 2026 after a presentation from Brandon Simmons outlining four Cascade event sites, vendor participation and marketing benefits; the motion passed unanimously as recorded in the meeting transcript.
The Cascade Charter Township Downtown Development Authority voted to approve a $12,500 sponsorship for the 2026 Metro Cruise after a presentation and board discussion.
Brandon Simmons, representing the Metro Cruise organizers, described plans for four Cascade events tied to the Metro Cruise weekend — including a long‑running warm‑up and a new series of Saturday pit‑stop sites intended to draw hyper‑local attendance. Simmons said last year the DDA supported the event at a $14,000 level and that organizers had reduced the request to $12,500 this year by leveraging partnerships and in‑kind resources.
Board members asked detailed questions about venue activation (Friendship Park and Cascade Village), how vendors would be selected and how the DDA could encourage Cascade businesses to participate. Simmons said vendor priority would go to Cascade member businesses in the area and that some free 10x10 spaces would be reserved for DDA members; other vendor placements would be fee‑based.
A motion to approve the sponsorship was made and seconded; the chair called the vote, board members responded "I" in the affirmative and the motion passed. The transcript records the second as "Scott second." No roll‑call tally of individual yes/no votes appears in the transcript; the meeting record as provided shows the motion carried.
DDA staff said they would return with implementation details, vendor registration instructions and proposed marketing to maximize local business participation.
