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Monkland Village could get another street festival next summer

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WATCH ABOVE: NDG Arts Week is seeking to restart a summer street festival on Monkland Avenue in NDG. As Global's Billy Shields reports, people are being asked their opinion online – Aug 8, 2017

Monkland Avenue will go the summer without a street festival. After complaints surfaced last year, organizers of two Monkland festivals cancelled them.

Now NDG Arts Week is seeking to restart a summer street festival on Monkland Avenue, and are polling people online.

READ MORE: Monkland Avenue merchants brace for summer construction

Poll respondents are being asked about which time frame they would prefer. According to Luca Palladino, of NDG Arts Week, about 250 people have responded so far.

Respondents can also choose their preferred attraction.

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“From the recent surveys I can tell you the number one thing that comes up is open-air terrace bar,” Palladino said. He also said his organization is listening carefully to complaints of potential noise, garbage and traffic that are surfacing.

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If the festival comes off, Palladino said it would likely take place over a three-day weekend during either June, July or August. He said the expected budget would be between $100,000 and $200,000.

Monkland Avenue is quiet this summer, but that could change during three days in 2018. Billy Shields/Global News

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