Tait Boschen carries an American flag down Main Street during the Fourth of July parade in 2019. The Park City Council on Thursday is slated to discuss this summer’s Independence Day celebration, though it could be months before plans are finalized as worries about the coronavirus continue.
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It could be May before Park City makes a declaration regarding the Fourth of July.
Leaders on Thursday are scheduled to hold another round of discussions about the Independence Day celebration, but City Hall staffers expect it will be several more months before plans for July 4 are finalized as officials monitor the health situation with the novel coronavirus still spreading.
It is expected the logistical aspects of events this summer and potentially into the fall will continue to be influenced by the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Park Silly Sunday Market is a popular event held in the summer and early fall. Organizers plan a return in 2021 after a cancellation last year. Park City leaders are scheduled to hold a discussion about the special event calendar at a meeting on Thursday.
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Park City’s special-event calendar is expected to return in 2021 after the numerous cancellations last year in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
But City Hall says the events that will unfold later in 2021 may not be as large as those held the year before the sickness.
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A member of the Park City Council on Thursday indicated he has received criticism about the price tag of an arts and culture district City Hall is pursuing, outlining that people are stunned with the cost of what would be an especially ambitious municipal project.
City Councilor Steve Joyce made the comments during another in a series of lengthy meetings about the district in recent months. City Hall wants to develop the district on municipal land stretching inward from the southwest corner of the intersection of Bonanza Drive and Kearns Boulevard.
The district is envisioned as having the Kimball Art Center and the Utah offices of the Sundance Institute as the co-anchors. The project also includes space for artists, housing and transportation infrastructure. The City Hall portion of the project is estimated at $88.4 million. The talks about the district started long before the economic turmoil caused by the spread of the novel coronavirus, but the
A member of the Park City Council on Tuesday indicated he is not worried about the long-term economic impacts on the community of the spread of the novel coronavirus. Steve Joyce appeared to express confidence in a rapid business bounce back.