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Old 09-12-2025, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by MandoMan View Post
It would be nice if we could also charge $5 or $10 to those without an ID card or guest pass to get into the enclosed areas where the bands play. But I know that wouldn’t work. Self-defeating.
Music in the squares is not a Villages Amenity. It's open to the public. I *think*, but someone smarter than me can chime in, that it is paid for by the merchants and possibly subsidized through some county tourism grants.