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Originally Posted by Skip
Good ideas.
It's going to get worse. All the residents will gravitate to the square that has the parade and the other square will become less popular. The vendors will not want to set up if all the residents are at the other square.
Entertainment Dept. is making a big mistake having only one parade. There are plenty of clubs that want to participate, but the E.D. saves by having 1/2 the staff for each event and moving the parade to 4 PM.
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At SSTS they rented the street to an auto dealer to display his new cars. It's getting to be a big infomercial.
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I'm not sure Phillips "rented" the space. If you look at the Octoberfest ad, the parade was SPONCERED by Phillips. I may be wrong but I think reading between those lines means Phillips picked up the cost for the insurance for the parade. The ad for Italianfest read the same way.
Yes the staff is definately reduced but hardly enough to make much of a budget difference.
It'll be interesting to see how St Patricks is handled. Because of the population in TV at the time, that holiday draws the biggest crowds I've seen over my 5 years. If you don't get to the squares 2-3 hours before the parade you will have a very hard time finding a good spot. Four years ago I went to SS about 3 for the 4pm parade and parking was out of signt. Had I stayed I would have had to park half way between Publix and WinnDixie in La Plaza Grande.
I think insurance is the big reason for only 1 parade.
