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The Downtown Development Authority, which manages services like events, parking, garbage collection and more, needs the city commission to approve a new budget by July 1, or risk shutting down.
Then there was an unsuccessful bid to host the Sundance Film Festival. Yup, that's right. The Sundance Film Festival.
Spoiler: It's not coming.
But the bid is a peek into Traverse City's efforts to attract another large-scale event to the city in the absence of a full-scale Traverse City Film Festival.
Traverse Ticker reporter Beth Milligan has been following those issues. Listen to her conversation with IPR's Tyler Thompson through the audio player.
Related stories, from The Ticker:
- After A Quiet Play for Sundance, Traverse City Leaders Seek Next Event to Fill Film Fest Gap
- Revised DDA Budget Appears Headed for Approval
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