Austin City Council members Thursday approved a set of process waivers that will allow Fun Fun Fun, Austin Urban Music, and Austin Reggae festivals to move ahead with their respective street closures in an expedited fashion. Festival organizers implied that the success of the events were dependent on the action. The measures each passed […]
fee waivers
Municipal costs waived by a jurisdiction, often in favor of promised fiscal return.
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Tovo attempts to change how city hands out fee waivers for events
Council Member Kathie Tovo took a stab Thursday at shifting the way that the City of Austin pays for fee waivers it awards to major events. Though she was ultimately unsuccessful in changing the current policy, Tovo laid the groundwork for what could be a change in the city’s approach in the future to what […]