Rising costs and two years of losses have Tomball’s largest festival organizers weighing new revenue options, including charging admission to the historically free event.
Securing a perimeter around the festival area and allowing access only to ticketed visitors would be a logistical challenge, said Craig Bogner, executive director of nonprofit Tomball Sister City Organization and the general manager of the Tomball German Festivals. Bogner was speaking at an Oct. 5 Tomball City Council workshop, where he presented an audit of the festivals’ plans.
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“It would be easy if we weren’t in the city of Tomball, because there are too many access points,” Bogner said. “We would have to lock out citizens from city parks and from restaurants that are on Market Street and that is something that is not feasible.”…