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Included in the $162,523: $14,361 dollars for food and alcohol for the VIP reception; $74,314 for stage and production; $33,000 for singer Jo Dee Messina.
Included in the $162,523: $14,361 dollars for food and alcohol for the VIP reception; $74,314 for stage and production; $33,000 for singer Jo Dee Messina.
The county taxpayers got their money's worth for that park. It's well-used already and much better than what was there before.
The park, yes. Three days of celebration, not so much. Aren't we still short staffed in Parks and Rec to the point that volunteers have been doing some of the maintenance?
Maybe this gets us a little closer to being world class.
I think people like to complain too much. It was budgeted for and if the county commission wanted to know detailed line items they should have asked for that before they approved the budget last year. It was a 3 day holiday weekend and I believe the park actually opened on Friday making it 4 days.
The only think I take issue with is the money spent for a VIP reception.
Messina is a country music singer. I don't think she's had a hit in a while, but I"m guessing you pay for her band and assistants as well.
Stage and Production $74,313.50
Blue Tulip $600
Carrie Marshall $1000
Buff Dillard $1000
Shableek $ 1000
Saturday
Caroline Calouche $750
Roving Entertainment $8,600
Kojo Bey Drummers $300
JAI $400
Who Rescued Who $1,000
Karla Davis $1,500
Rough Draft $2,500
Jo Dee Messina $33,000
Backline $650
Labor $2000
Vans $786
Plywood $1,600
Tie Downs $2,000
Artist Hospitality (hotel, meal, rides) $2,740
Sunday Entertainment Charlotte Folk Society $3,000
When it was in the budget, it was not a line item for this event.
I think people like to complain too much. It was budgeted for and if the county commission wanted to know detailed line items they should have asked for that before they approved the budget last year. It was a 3 day holiday weekend and I believe the park actually opened on Friday making it 4 days.
The only think I take issue with is the money spent for a VIP reception.
Messina is a country music singer. I don't think she's had a hit in a while, but I"m guessing you pay for her band and assistants as well.
Many billions of completely wasted $$$$ are "budgeted for" by various levels of government, and that money is allowed to be thrown away by the very people who are tasked to make sure it is spent properly. That is the point of this thread.
I don't know what the going rate is for performers but I was actually surprised they got a name even as big as Jo Dee Messina to play a free concert in a park.
I don't know what the going rate is for performers but I was actually surprised they got a name even as big as Jo Dee Messina to play a free concert in a park.
For $33K I'm sure a has been like her (no offense; she's definitely on her way down) would play a lot of gigs less than a park opening.
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