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June 5,' 1991 <br /> <br /> To: Hike Ruffle, Cabarrus County Manager <br /> <br />From: Steve L. Little, Director <br /> Cubarrus County Parks and Recreation Department <br /> <br /> Re= Large Special Event Proposal For Frank Liske Park <br /> <br /> James Eagle, President of Eagle Promotions, has proposed to utilize <br />Frank Liske Park for a weekend for a family oriented Special Event with <br />over 200 hot-air balloons as the primary entertainment at Frank Liske <br />Park (daytime) and the new Block Buster Pavilion (nightime), Cabarrus <br />County Board of Comissinners would need to allow Eagle Promotions to <br /> admission fee for this event October 1991. <br /> 25-27, <br /> Eagle <br />Promotions has agreed to pay all direct expenses incurred during this <br />weekend. Cabarrus County would receive an established percentage of <br />weekend profits. <br /> <br /> This large Special Event, "Carolina Fire Flies", ~ould be the largest <br /> <br />Department, The projected attendance has been estimated to be in the <br />75~000 to 100,000 attendance range, An analysis of the local economic <br />impact that this three day event ~ill generate is three million dollars <br />in revenue for local businesses (lodging, restaurants, mulls, and etc.) <br />and sixty thousand dollurs in sales taxes for the County treasury. <br /> <br /> Eagles Promotions has agreed to co.er payment for all direct expenses <br />concerning this large events such as securing extra acreage for parking <br />ears, transportation to park, handling parking~ general maintenance, <br />olean up, security, entertainment~ advertising, extra toilet facilities, <br />insurance costs, printing, etc. Frank Liske Park will provide the general <br />park laeilities, utilities expenses, support to general maintenance, <br />assistance in parking and security, and clean up. Enclosed are the <br />copies of the proposals from Eagles Promotions. <br /> <br /> The Cabarrus County Parks and Recreation Department is requesting <br />of the Cabarrus County Hanager and the Cabarr~s County Board of <br />Co=missioners for their approval to proceed with this large special <br />event, tll remaining details will need to be finalized during the next <br /> <br /> Thank you for your consideration concerning this matter. <br /> <br /> <br />