City, festival promoter clash before reaching $75K deal

Commissioners won’t pay $14K fee for cop, EMT presence; all profits to go to Blue Crab promoter

  • City Manager Don Holmes gives input at Thursday’s City Commission meeting about how much the city should pay to have a company host the Blue Crab Festival this year.
    City Manager Don Holmes gives input at Thursday’s City Commission meeting about how much the city should pay to have a company host the Blue Crab Festival this year.
  • Jeanetta Salyer, director of operations for RQ Music, talks about details of planning this year’s Blue Crab Festival before her business was named the festival promoter during the Palatka City Commission meeting Thursday evening.
    Jeanetta Salyer, director of operations for RQ Music, talks about details of planning this year’s Blue Crab Festival before her business was named the festival promoter during the Palatka City Commission meeting Thursday evening.
The Palatka City Commission voted Thursday to spend $75,000 – and no more – to have last year’s Blue Crab Festival organizer plan this year’s event. The agreement, which differed from the options…

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