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The saying âApril showers bring May flowersâ reminds us that even unpleasant situations can have beautiful outcomes. After a very long year, new beginnings are on the way, and itâs time to welcome them!
In February, my administration was forced to make the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Double Decker Festival. As Covid-19 requirements and protocols came and went, we came to the deadline to enter into contracts for the entertainment for the annual April event. If we signed the agreements, we would have to pay the entertainers regardless of whether the pandemic allowed for the event to take place or not. It was not fiscally responsible to commit such a large amount of money (sponsorships and city funds) at that time without more certainty about our ability to host 70,000 people at the tail end of this pandemic.