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Saturday is the final night of 2012's Glendale Glitters display, but 2013 may be left in the dark.

Outgoing Glendale Mayor Elaine Scruggs said last year that the city's approval of a $320 million arena lease agreement with the Phoenix Coyotes means the city may not be able to afford Glendale Glitters and an annual Chocolate festival.

It'll be up to the new mayor and city council to find money in the budget to keep the popular festival going. Glendale Public Information Officer Kim Larson said they could take up the issue when a budget is presented in March.

"Once they are in office and get to know the city a little bit more and the operations and what's going on, they'll have the opportunity, as we start our budget process, to have input on it," she said. "We'll see what happens."

As of right now, Larson said it's business as usual.

"Right now, we are proceeding with planning next year's lineup of festivals including Glendale Glitters and the Chocolate Affair," she said. "As we speak, that's the plan. I can't tell what will happen in the future."

Larson said the city is hosting a Glitter and Glow Block Party on Saturday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. to mark the closing of Glendale Glitter 2012.

The annual event features 1.5 million holiday lights in downtown Glendale.

Bob McClay, Reporter

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    2cents wrote...
    The Glitter may be gone . .
    January 12, 2013 7:15 am
    but the glimmer of fiscal responsibility is a rare gem these days. In times such as this, when so many citizens and municipalities are depleted of funds, the move makes sense. While we are continually assured that the recession is over, evidence across America, in many arenas depicts an entirely different scenario.
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    Money needs to come from an outside source
    January 12, 2013 7:27 am
    if you want the extras like the Chocolate Festival and Glitters. Places that come to mind is the casino the indians want to build. A tremendous amount of money is generated from gaming that the locals and the tourist pour into their coffers, I would suggest that Glendale ask for say 10-15 million a year in return you can build that casino. Tax from the hotel they want to build also would generate money. That is just one example.. But if we want these extras let someone else pay the bill, not the city of Glendale and it's residents..
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