Nearly a month after the largest 4/20 Festival in Vancouver, the city has released an expense report noting the higher than usual cost.
According to the city, the event cost taxpayers $148,000, $55,000 more than last year’s bill of $93,000.
A major contributor to the increase was the higher turnout, and because the event took place at two separate locations.
While typically held at the Vancouver Art Gallery, organizers moved the event to Sunset Beach. On the day of the festival however, a large number of people flooded to Sunset Beach, but a small amount still held ‘protests’ at the Art Gallery. This amounted to higher resources, as outlined in the expense report below.
Vancouver 4/20 Festival costs:
Vancouver Police Department: $99,400
Vancouver Park Board: $24,000
Streets and Sanitation (cleaning): $13,600
Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services: $6,900
Traffic, Special Events & Emergency Management: $4,100
Total costs: $148,000
In support of Pride festivities, Sunset Beach will host another festival this summer.
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