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12 <br /> <br />• Monterrey 1 <br />• Maple View Farms 2 <br />• Vimala’s Curryblossom Café 3 <br />• Hillsborough BBQ 4 <br />• Myst ery Brewing Company 5 <br />• Full Stem Brewing 6 <br />• Botanist and Barrel Cidery and Winery 7 <br />• COMMUNITY BAKING CONTEST: Best Cakes, Pies, Breads, Tamales, Pan Dulces! 8 <br /> 9 <br />WHY DO ALL THIS? 10 <br />• COMMUNITY 11 <br />o Education 12 <br />o Outreach 13 <br />o Promotion 14 <br />o Fundraiser 15 <br />o Pride 16 <br />o Coming Together 17 <br /> 18 <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said Full Steam Brewery is in Durham, and, while he very 19 <br />much likes Full Steam, he suggested approaching Steel String Brewery in Carrboro, as it is in 20 <br />Orange County. He said this is proposal is a great start, but he suggested charging $5 per car 21 <br />load, which would encourage car-pooling, yet still make some funds. 22 <br />Evan Hatch said the current plan is to not have cars on site, in order to keep in line with 23 <br />sustainability and low impact. He said those showing at the festival will have parking rights, 24 <br />while all others will be transported in from other sites. 25 <br />Commissioner Marcoplos said maybe charging a dollar a person, or a suggested 26 <br />donation. 27 <br />Commissioner McKee asked Travis Myren if there is sufficient infrastructure at 28 <br />Blackwood Farm to sustain such an event. 29 <br />Travis Myren said generators will be brought in for power and portable toilets for sanitary 30 <br />purposes. 31 <br />Commissioner McKee asked if these costs are covered in the $50,000. 32 <br />Travis Myren said yes. 33 <br />Commissioner Price said because the festival is being funded by taxpayer dollars, she 34 <br />would like to see “donations welcomed,” but no entry fee charged. 35 <br />Travis Myren said a fee structure for entry was discussed, but staff felt the BOCC may 36 <br />prefer the event to be free. He said if the Board feels differently, staff can create a fee structure 37 <br />for admission. 38 <br />Commissioner Price said she is opposed to any entry fee. 39 <br />Commissioner Jacobs said for other events, cars were parked at the middle school and 40 <br />were shuttled in throughout the day. 41 <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he has no particular affinity for this project, but he is willing 42 <br />to support it; however, it is odd to tell the public that the County will spend $50,000 to raise 43 <br />$30,000, instead of just giving $30,000 to the Breeze Farm. He suggested thinking about the 44 <br />wording for this. 45 <br />Commissioner Jacobs said he runs a small non-profit in the Hillsborough area, and he is 46 <br />concerned about people such as him having to compete with Orange County for sponsorships, 47 <br />and it will drain what few businesses that exist, and their ability to support multiple non-profit 48 <br />operations. He said there are a number of small entities that depend on one annual event to 49 <br />make or break their budgets. 50