Keep Up The Pressure - Oppose Promoters Ordinance
Dear Friends of Metro and Smart Bar,
As you may have heard, the City of Chicago is currently considering a "Promoters Ordinance". Metro / Smart Bar believes that this ordinance is unnecessary, as current regulation of PPA licenses and safety and security guidelines are sufficient. The ordinance also unfairly singles out small venues and venues without seating. The goal for any additional regulation should be enforcement of current laws and punishment of those who do not obey them, not increased burdens on existing businesses. Additionally, the Promoters Ordinance would negatively affect the Chicago music community by negatively impacting small businesses like Metro and Smart Bar, who have excellent partnerships with reputable, incident-free independent promoters. We also fear that losing independent promoters means Chicago music fans would lose out on many small niche events important to minority groups. We are also concerned that restricting independent promoters would drastically cut into the ability to do charitable and political benefit concerts at Metro, particularly by small non-profit start ups and charitable causes not associated with an organization, such as a sick friend who needs help with medical bills.
We urge you to write your alderman and tell them to oppose this ordinance. You can find your alderman and his or her
contact info here.
The Chicago Music Commission is also collecting comments on the ordinance, which will be presented to city council members. We urge you to fill out their survey online here -
http://www.chicago-music.org/
Thanks to music fans like you, Metro and Smart Bar have been able to flourish and grow in our great city of Chicago for twenty-five years. We want to be here for another twenty-five more, so we thank you for your continued support!
Your Friends At Metro and Smart Bar
As you may have heard, the City of Chicago is currently considering a "Promoters Ordinance". Metro / Smart Bar believes that this ordinance is unnecessary, as current regulation of PPA licenses and safety and security guidelines are sufficient. The ordinance also unfairly singles out small venues and venues without seating. The goal for any additional regulation should be enforcement of current laws and punishment of those who do not obey them, not increased burdens on existing businesses. Additionally, the Promoters Ordinance would negatively affect the Chicago music community by negatively impacting small businesses like Metro and Smart Bar, who have excellent partnerships with reputable, incident-free independent promoters. We also fear that losing independent promoters means Chicago music fans would lose out on many small niche events important to minority groups. We are also concerned that restricting independent promoters would drastically cut into the ability to do charitable and political benefit concerts at Metro, particularly by small non-profit start ups and charitable causes not associated with an organization, such as a sick friend who needs help with medical bills.
We urge you to write your alderman and tell them to oppose this ordinance. You can find your alderman and his or her
contact info here.
The Chicago Music Commission is also collecting comments on the ordinance, which will be presented to city council members. We urge you to fill out their survey online here -
http://www.chicago-music.org/
Thanks to music fans like you, Metro and Smart Bar have been able to flourish and grow in our great city of Chicago for twenty-five years. We want to be here for another twenty-five more, so we thank you for your continued support!
Your Friends At Metro and Smart Bar
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