{"id":28940,"date":"2017-03-30T08:18:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T12:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=28940"},"modified":"2017-03-30T13:28:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T17:28:32","slug":"council-turns-down-a-request-to-waive-municipal-fees-for-band-on-the-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/council-turns-down-a-request-to-waive-municipal-fees-for-band-on-the-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Council turns down a request to waive municipal fees for Band on the Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the economic benefit Band on the Run brings to the community, the majority of council was not comfortable approving a request to waive the municipal fees associated with the event.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>The request was brought forward by Huntsville Manager of Sales and Customer Service Greg Pilling at Huntsville Council&#8217;s March 27 meeting. He noted in his report that other community events are required to pay those fees.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the event is a commercial\/for profit event and given the many community events that pay fees for events that have a positive economic benefit to our community, staff recommend that all municipal fees, per the Fees &amp; Charges Bylaw, be paid by Band On The Run,\u201d stated Pilling.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Mayor Karin Terziano questioned what fees council was being asked to waive. Pilling said the fees would, at the most, amount to approximately $2,248 and include things like the use of River Mill Park, Memorial Park, and space at the University of Waterloo Summit Centre as well as a tent permit application and the fee for the Special Event Advisory Team to review requested road closures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a for-profit business. I think it\u2019s wonderful for the town. We win because it\u2019s great for the town. They win because it\u2019s very profitable.  I don\u2019t think it\u2019s up to us to relieve the fees and charges, so I\u2019m afraid I won\u2019t be in favour of this,\u201d said Councillor Bob Stone.<\/p>\n<p>Huntsville Councillor Brian Thompson asked what the justification was for asking the fees to be waived. Huntsville Mayor Scott Aitchison noted that there were organizers of the event present in the audience and asked them to address the question.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Key, one of the organizers, stepped forward and noted the economic benefits to the community that go along with bringing visitors and race participants into town for the event. She said while the event is profitable, \u201cwe do it from a place of passion,\u201d and noted that the Town\u2019s fees keep rising. \u201cWe found that over the last few years the fees go up and up with the Town and have experienced that with other events as well that we organize. So, it\u2019s just to provide us with a little bit of relief and to continue to bring this event to Huntsville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thompson noted that some of the funds go to charities and asked Pilling if there are other similar events that the Town waives fees for. \u201cIt\u2019s not a regular practice, no,\u201d said Pilling. \u201cSometimes they go through the Small Community Grants and they get support that way, but\u2026 there\u2019s no fees waived.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pilling also noted that the event organizers were in line for $1,000 from the Town&#8217;s Small Community Grants fund.<\/p>\n<p>Prompted by a question from Councillor Dan Armour, Key said $10,000 has been donated to charitable organizations in past years and Community Living is the charitable organization of choice this year.<\/p>\n<p>Councillor Det Schumacher said he wasn\u2019t aware that the event had a charitable component, otherwise he would not be in favour of waiving the fees. \u201cBut if Band on the Run is going to contribute significantly to Community Living, then that\u2019s another issue,\u201d he said. \u201cAs a member of the Lions Club, we pay fees for using facilities and raise funds for the community so I\u2019m sort of in Councillor Stone\u2019s camp. This is a for-profit thing\u2026 but if they are willing to do a substantial charitable donation, then that\u2019s a different story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But in the end, when the mayor called the question, and although it was not a recorded vote, a majority of councillors voted against the waiving of the fees. Councillor Nancy Alcock was not at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>According to a presentation at the Town\u2019s General Committee on March 1, 2017, the event has seen significant growth since it was first introduced. Organizers say about 1,000 participants are local and the event also draws another 1,500 participants from outside of Huntsville who also bring friends, shop and stay in the community following the music festival after the run. The fire department also raises funds by running in gear and the event draws an estimated 200 volunteers. According to organizers, the event has also raised more than $40,000 for local charities since it was first introduced in 2012. You can see their full presentation <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Band-on-the-Run-presentation.pdf\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, co-organizer Justine Brown sent a letter to several media outlets to address the organizers&#8217; perceived criticism of the event, primarily in response to an off-the-cuff comment made by Councillor Det Schumacher at the March 27 council meeting about a route conflict between the event and the 100K Market. You can read the letter <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/band-on-the-run-organizers-respond\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/conflict-band-run-100k-market-gets-councils-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\">Conflict between Band on the Run and 100K Market gets council\u2019s attention<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! 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