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Grand Palace owners aren't giving up on outdoor concert by Nelly in Bransonby Linda Russell, KY3 News
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BRANSON, Mo.-- The Branson Board of Aldermen on Tuesday night turned down an appeal to hold a concert in the parking lot of the Grand Palace The theater owner isn't giving up, however. Meanwhile, Branson city officials say they would be happy to allow the concert at any other indoor venue set up for such an event. Despite rumors, the attorney for the owners of the Grand Palace say the concert by Nelly scheduled for Aug. 21 has not been moved to any other venue. They want to hold the concert starring the hip-hop singer in the back parking lot of the Grand Palace. They're planning to take the issue to Taney County Circuit Court in hope of getting their wish. The city says they were first approached about a two-day event with 2,000 to 3,000 people on a different date but, when Grand Palace's owners submitted a Special Event Permit Application, it was for up to 6,000 people. The city says the application and appeal were denied, not because of the performer or performance, but because all the necessary information regarding health and safety was not provided to begin with. "This is not a negotiation," said City Administrator Dean Kruithof. "This is a matter of somebody saying, 'I want to hold an event. I'm doing my due diligence. I'm going to give you everything that gives you the confidence to give me the permission to do so.' He didn't do that to begin with and we said no. So we believe, at this point, the matter is over." "I think on behalf of my client and for the business owners in Branson, we're going to move forward and appeal this decision even further to the Taney County Circuit Court," said Anissa Bluebaum, attorney for the Grand Palace owners. We checked with the City of Branson to see if any event comparable in size has ever been held on the parking lot of the Grand Palace. In 2005, they say there were a Vietnam Wall traveling exhibit set up there as part of Operation Homecoming USA, but they couldn't give a number of how many people may have been there at once. The largest events besides that were a few hundred people. Bluebaum says, on Friday, she'll likely file a motion for a declaratory judgment and a temporary restraining order to keep the city from preventing the concert. Most Viewed
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