Music Midtown application voted down by Midtown Neighbors Association (quality of life, live)

[JPD]

Originally Posted by atltechdude

How would this be done? Do midtown residents need some kind of parking pass in their cars which state they live there to park on residential streets? If not, how would non-resident vehicles be distinguished?

They've already done this for the McCartney concert. I don't know the exact methods they used, but they know how to do it since they already have.

[LynnHarris]

Music Midtown grows at Piedmont Park despite concerns (VIDEO) - Atlanta Business Chronicle

[arjay57]

Why should all this money go to the city, rather than to the Conservancy which is actually footing the bill for the park?

Voss said Music Midtown is "a moneymaker" for the city treasury, which motivates the city to accommodate the popular festival. In 2013, Music Midtown paid the city $400,000 to use Piedmont Park.

"I'm completely confused as to who the protectors of the park really are," said Nancy Bowers, a resident of Midtown.

Music Midtown grows despite concerns for Piedmont Park

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Why should all this money go to the city, rather than to the Conservancy which is actually footing the bill for the park?

It is a city owned park and the city still handles some of the maintenance. But I agree that most of the money should be going to the Conservancy.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by JPD

That's probably true, and that's where the Conservancy should step in. As I've been saying throughout this whole thread, they've been pushovers, even though they have a great deal of clout, and haven't protected the park as they should have. (As the did for the McCartney concert, so they can't plead ignorance.)

Seriously? Are you being sarcastic or ignorant? It can only be one of the two and I hope it's the former.

[JPD]

Originally Posted by AnsleyPark

Seriously? Are you being sarcastic or ignorant? It can only be one of the two and I hope it's the former.

If you think I'm being ignorant, refute what I said. I come here for content, not tough-guy posturing. That post is from two weeks ago. You've had enough time to put together a response with some actual content.

[bhammaster]

Only in Atlanta will you get folks mad at such an important festival being intown. Atlanta wants to be world class but then it doesn't.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by bhammaster

Only in Atlanta will you get folks mad at such an important festival being intown. Atlanta wants to be world class but then it doesn't.

Point ----->

Your head.

[atltechdude]

Originally Posted by NativeJr

Do you know what goes into the construction of a major athletic playing surface such as an NFL stadium? Do you think that Piedmont Park was constructed or is maintained to the same level?

Of course not. Which is why I indicated that I believed the delays in repairing the grass were primarily a resources problem, and not simply that the grass had not had time to regrow.

[Iconographer]

The most amusing part of this discussion is that the majority of posters that support this debacle in the park probably won't even show up for it. Party on.