Believe me, there are tons of downtown Savannah residents and businesses who’d LOVE to see St. Patrick’s Day come to an end. I’d also disagree with a premise that you seem to be making: no matter whether Savannah is benefitting financially or not, it is not acceptable that visitors at St. Patrick’s Day leave tons of trash on the streets, in the squares, everywhere.

I agree with you about the lack of accountability regarding Orange Crush, and — as I say clearly in the post — I think there’s valid if tricky argument for demanding that it be a permitted event subject to various codes and requirements.

But it’s a simple fact that Orange Crush has been coming to Tybee and probably will keep coming to Tybee, so the city needs to figure out some ways to avoid PR nightmares like this in the future — and to maximize revenues while minimizing problems.