BURBANK : Council Approves Funds for Parades
Volunteers and organizers of Burbank on Parade as well as the city’s entry into the Tournament of Roses breathed a sigh of relief after the City Council decided to reach into this year’s budget to fund next year’s events.
“I truly feel that community pride is the biggest issue here,” said Dennis Hooper, a board member of Burbank on Parade. “The investment they are making is so minimal.”
The 200 volunteers who work Burbank on Parade, held every April for 12 years, are the driving force behind it, said Hooper and Sandy Dennis, president of Burbank on Parade.
“I’m thrilled to death,” Dennis said of the council’s decision. “I know we had a lot of people pulling for us because they knew how important it was.”
The city’s Future of City User Services (FOCUS) Committee last month recommended the city cut funding for both the parade and Burbank’s float in the Tournament of Roses.
The council will pay $9,180 for Burbank on Parade, which is held in April, and $62,550 to the Burbank Tournament of Roses Assn.
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