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Two days before the official start of Stampede, city officials said Wednesday they will allow businesses with special function tent permits to request extended hours.

The decision came following an appeal meeting last week where the Cowboys music tent was granted approval on an exemption to the city’s noise bylaw, allowing them to play recorded music and serve liquor until 2 a.m.

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“In the interest of fairness and aligning with our philosophy of being business friendly, we have extended the invitation to these other tents to make the application to extend their hours of service as well,” said Ryan Pleckaitis, chief bylaw officer.

Pleckaitis recognized it’s the “11th hour” but said the city has already received two more applications, from Knoxville’s Tavern and Wildhorse Saloon, and he hopes to see the remaining four with existing permits apply soon.

“Once we receive any applications we will go to the site with bylaw enforcement officers, look at what they have in place and work with them to minimize the impact on the surrounding area,” he said.