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Does anyone know if the GV society has received approval from the City to bring Oktoberfest back to the Village?
I heard they are going to block off 3rd street by St. Mary's, but I haven't seen where they received approval for the Street closure.
Their website still states that the location is TBD.
Core_Models
Columbus
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Its a done deal, will be in GV this year.
Dcross
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To the best of my knowledge Oktoberfest will happen in the village. I would say its not 100 percent at the moment but very, very close. The city is in the process of approving the street-closure permit the society needs to move forward. The footprint is: South Third Street between Willow Street and the southern portion of Sycamore Street. I expect the society will discuss Oktoberfest tonight at its meeting.
Here is the last story I wrote about Oktoberfest: Here
If any of the society's board members discuss anything, I'll try and tweet it. @GvThisWeek
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Schumacher Place
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joev wrote >>
I heard on Twitter that the German Village Society Board unanimously voted to cancel Oktoberfest. WTF? That's so shitty.
really? what was the twitter account?
obv not this one...
[url= http://twitter.com/germanvillageGV Twitter[/url]
Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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it's listed on their website...
Twitter = high tech game of telephone.
upcoming events
joev
Merion Village
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von wrote >>
it's listed on their website...
Twitter = high tech game of telephone.
upcoming events
Are you really so confident in non-profits to update their websites overnight? The tweet was from @GVThisWeek - That's David Cross from a few posts above.
Nitsud Regnifloh
Valerio Heights
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no. hahaha
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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More here:
http://www.columbusunderground.com/rumor-mill-oktoberfest-cancelled-for-2009
Looking for some confirmation right now.
lifeliberty
Here
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Schumacher Place
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"Immediately following the vote, the board accepted an anonymous donation of $20,000, the same amount of money Oktoberfest was expected to generate.
The donation, accepted by split vote, was initially presented with a stipulation that it would be given if the society did not hold the event this year."
so they got paid off not to have the festival this year.
unbelievable.
blammo
in the shadow of the wonder of bread
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LOL. Well Victorian Village might say "Not In My Backyard" in regards to Comfest, but to their credit, in German Village they put their money where their mouth is.
I'm torn; on one hand, I think a GV-located Oktoberfest would be an amazing fit & add a tremendous amount of energy and personality to the event. On the other hand, I can see it being a nightmare for residents. Comfest with a fraction of the space & no grass, just bricks & pavement.
Miami Joe
German Village
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blammo wrote >>
I'm torn; on one hand, I think a GV-located Oktoberfest would be an amazing fit & add a tremendous amount of energy and personality to the event. On the other hand, I can see it being a nightmare for residents. Comfest with a fraction of the space & no grass, just bricks & pavement.
When Oktoberfest was held on Livingston, we had to deal with ridiculous amounts of trash being dumped in our yard and front patio, not to mention a constant flow of traffic, most of whom were drunk and quite obnoxious, to say nothing of the parking nightmare for the entire weekend.
I actually do enjoy Oktoberfest, but it can be a nightmare for the residents. Having it in the Arena District, or maybe even at Berliner Park, would not be a bad thing.
Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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How about some investigative reporting to find out who offered the 'donation*'?
I promised a certain business owner that if he blocked Oktoberfest, I would no longer dine at his place. I would not like to go back on my word anymore than boycotting a place if they were innocent.
*bribe  /braɪb/ Show Spelled [brahyb] Show IPA noun, verb, bribed, brib⋅ing.
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Core_Models
Columbus
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Lame, I will see if I can find out who the donor is today.
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