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Ypsilanti City Council Postpones Action on Special Events Policy

It'll be at least a couple more weeks before Ypsilanti City Council approves a new Special Events Policy.
 
Council put the issue off until its next meeting in order to give organizers of events that might be affected by new or increased charges a chance to offer their thoughts.  
 
Amanda Edmonds is Executive Director of Growing Hope, which runs the downtown Ypsilanti Farmer's Market. 
 
Events like the Farmer's Market that run over a period of months could face additional street closure fees than have been assessed in the past, but Edmonds says it doesn't look like the Farmer's Market would pay substantially more than it does now.
 
The city says it wants to do a better job of capturing fees that have "fallen through the cracks" in the past.
 
Council member Brian Robb calls the policy a "no win" for Ypsilanti.