Most Treasure Coast Bike Rally events canceled in Fort Pierce, Martin County
By Lisa Broadt, Treasure Coast Newspapers, Stuart, Fla. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
After eight months of planning, the event organizers scrapped the four-day rally, scheduled to begin
Musical performances from
A Saturday poker run, which takes participants to seven bars and restaurants in
Event organizer
"After (eight) months of hard work, preparation (and) great financial expense, we had no choice but to cancel the attractions at the
The event organizers said they tried to relocate all the events to the
The event organizers apparently could not meet those requirements and announced the cancellation of the event on their website and Facebook page early Tuesday morning.
The county has unfairly singled out the Bike Rally, said
"No one has ever, ever, ever had to pay these overtime costs," Tenhoeve said in an interview last week.
It's not clear whether other groups who sold alcohol on the fairgrounds -- the Treasure Coast Beer and Music Festival in 2012, for example -- had to comply with the requirements set for the Bike Rally, including a
The county said it is unaware of alcohol sales ever occurring on the fairgrounds -- except the
Public records regarding past fairground events were not immediately available.
Sheriff
"Sixty-thousand vehicles on our roadway, especially on a narrow, important highway like Dixie would present public safety concerns," he said. "Adding alcohol increases the danger." The
"(Snyder) said bikers, strippers, hard liquor and rock music is not what he wants for
"(Snyder) needs to be removed," Wicked said in a separate post.
Ticketmaster refund policy
Ticketmaster will contact you and issue a refund automatically, including all fees (except UPS and retail pickup fees, and fees on certain
Source: Ticketmaster's website, www.ticketmaster.com
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