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The future of Hyack Festival Association’s annual slate of events is unclear as city council considers whether to keep funding the organization. In fact, the city may organize the annual Hyack International Parade if a cityordered audit of the group shows it has not managed the city’s money responsibly, said Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. Hyack has asked the city to provide a festival grant of $185,000 in cash and $40,000 in in-kind services. The city has delayed a decision, pending the financial review. But with Hyack Festival week and the parade three months away, the clock is ticking, said Puchmayr. “Some of these things are running into critical periods of time,” he said. “I’m hoping the parade continues on.” That means the city could step in, as it did with December’s Christmas parade on Columbia Street.
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