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Speaker 1: A wrench has been thrown into this year's Watch City

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Speaker 1: Steampunk Festival now that a new four hour limit on

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Speaker 1: any events held on the Common is now in effect.

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Speaker 1: The Mayor's office issued the regulation, citing noise, neighborhood complaints,

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Speaker 1: wear and tear, and public safety concerns, but some locals

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Speaker 1: are concerned this may drive away business.

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Speaker 2: Definitely, yes, it's a loss of revenue. I think for

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Speaker 2: the city.

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Speaker 3: It might shrink our foot traffic for people coming through.

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Speaker 3: It might have some negative effects that I can see.

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Speaker 3: I'm not a fan of the four hour limit, if

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Speaker 3: that's true.

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Speaker 1: Organizers of the steampunk festival, which dates back to twenty ten,

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Speaker 1: say they will keep everyone informed as they deal with

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Speaker 1: this unexpected complication in Waltham. James Rojas w b Z

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Speaker 1: Boston some news radio