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To: All involved with Music Evolutions’ Festival of Life
From: Matt Phillippo (Production
Manager)
I, first and foremost, would like to thank you all for your interest in being involved with this great cause!
As you may already know, I had to change the location of the event several times since it had been scheduled; at its original
location in Fortville, Indiana. I had gone to the AMVETS Post 26, located in Pendleton, Indiana to inquire about using their
land for the event. Sunny Harris, the gentleman in charge of the post, was extremely nice, and very willing to work with us
by donating the land for us to use.
To be courteous, I informed the Chief of Police about when and where the event was
going to take place. He was also very nice and willing to work with me on this. His only concern was whether or not I needed
to acquire a permit to hold the event on this property. So, I went to the Town of Pendleton to find out if I needed one to
operate. Mike Guard, the building commissioner of Pendleton, assured me that; being that the AMVETS is private property, I
did not need a permit to hold the event there. At that point, I was under the impression that I had taken all of the appropriate
steps to make sure that we were clear to promote the event for this location. So I did.
Less than two weeks ago, I received
a letter from Rob Williams (Assistant Planning Director of the Town of Pendleton), stating that the AMVETS’ “private
property” is not zoned for outdoor entertainment or camping and that I was not able to hold it there. I could not believe
it! Since then I have proposed the idea to several different property owners and no one was willing to commit to an event
of this size, in the short amount of time that was left.
Unfortunately, due to the amount of time that is left, and the
fact that we do not have a venue secured, I have no other choice but to postpone the event and schedule it for a later date.
I am sorry to inform you of this, but it is beyond my control. Please be aware that I have not given up on the festival. It
is just going to take a little bit more time to find a location than I had planned. Please bear with me; I will get this worked
out! Thanks again!
Sincerely, Matt
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