Park City’s elected officials are slated to discuss this year’s Fourth of July celebration at a meeting Thursday. One option under consideration involves holding the Main Street parade and fireworks on days other than the holiday itself in an effort to reduce crowd sizes.
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Park City will celebrate Independence Day in some fashion this year, but the community might pick a day other than July 4 to mark the nation’s birth.
Leaders are continuing to discuss plans for the Fourth of July, typically one of the busiest days of the year in the community, amid the continued spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Main Street pedestrian days debuted in 2020 in an effort to boost business and create space for social distancing amid the spread of the novel coronavirus. A survey is underway designed to learn the level of support on Main Street for a second year of the weekly pedestrian days.
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The organization that represents businesses in the Main Street core is conducting a survey designed to learn the level of support for a second year of the weekly pedestrian days along the shopping, dining and entertainment strip, an early step as various parties begin to prepare for another summer that is expected to be influenced by the spread of the novel coronavirus.