Council OKs ‘socially-distant’ festival parade

Posted on August 14, 2020

By a narrow 3-2 vote, members of the city council approved a plan that will allow the Florida Forest Festival (FFF) to move ahead with a “socially-distanced” version of the King Tree Parade in October.

Council members Ward Ketring, Alan Hall and Mike Deming voted in favor of a “Health and Safety Plan” outlined by FFF board members, who addressed the council via a Zoom video conference call Tuesday evening.

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