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City cancels rock station’s dollar drop promo: safety concerns citedDOLLARS /From Page 1tius Folate approach is being taken here ... They say, I’m going to call it ofY. I’m going to wash myhands of it.”’The event, designed to promote the radio station and stimulate business downtown, was scheduled for Saturday at 1:07 p.mNo official announcement of the cancellationwas planned until sometime today.While the promotion sparked public imagination, a number of local students - most of whom planned to go to the event - said they felt thegood'They should have dropped it on a bigger area, night and left the question of safety in their Valeri of WAAF said he was particularly disturbed that WAAF has been promoting Lowell's revitalization and its downtown shopping on theair since the event was announced earlier this week.WAAF radio is sitting here with all its ducks in a row - $10,000. a helicopter, its staff andsaid Moody Junior High student Angelica For tier, 13.1 think there would have been a really big riot,” said Jamie Brown, a 16-year-old Lowell high student. It would have been really hard tocontrol ”But 11-year-old John Solazzi, standing downtown with two friends, said he was disappointed he would not get to $10,000 flutter down from ahovering helicopterhands.Concerned with the confined downtown area, traffic problems and the canal system. Sheehan and Finn said they recommended the promotion be cancelled.I think it was a good move,” Finn said.Campbell said he was also bothered by the listenership,” he said. Suddenly the City of* * * 'mm W trLowell is not returning the support to WAAF andreservations expressed by some downtown merchants this week.Finn said police were specifically concerned about the safety of elderlv dow ntown residentsits listenership that WAAF has lt;given to the City of Lowell.”Valeri said WAAF would still like to hold the♦ fEverybody was going to get trampled I'd love come down and get some money.” said Soalzzi,t I I • nik/in ♦ 1/ * * i I 1 % t ^ #% it / %* \ I I n I / »\ i f i k I !the money but people were going to get hurt, said Laurie Smith, 15, a Lowell High School student who lives at 410 Rodgers St.All three of us and our friends were going to and shoppers at the hands of aggressive youths event, possibly at Cawlev Stadium or some otherstorming the area.who goes to the Reilly School in Lowell. And it’s a long shot, but there could be a prob-Campbell met with Sheehan and Deputy lem with the helicopter,” Finn said It’s hap-Police Superintendent William Finn Wednesday pened.”open area in the city.Sun staff reporters Marcia Peck. Denise Lavoie and Ian Fisher contributed to this article.
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