St. Charles Council OKs Festival to Fund Autism Fight
Fundraiser to benefit autism awareness group to be held a week before the annual Scarecrow Festival.
A week ago, a proposed festival to raise funding for a charitable effort took up a lion’s share of the discussion when the St. Charles City Council met as the Government Services Committee. But on Tuesday night, the River Rock House Fest was little more than a footnote. As a week ago, the City Council remained divided 7-3 on the application, but the council’s discussion on Tuesday evening focused intently on the closing time for local bars and taverns. Procedure was a key issue when the council considered the festival as the Government Services Committee on Aug. 27, and 5th Ward Alderwoman Maureen Lewis repeated three objections prior to the vote: River Rock House, formerly Chord on Blues, filed its application on July 30 — less than two …
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