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Show The Park Record A-4 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 8-11, 2017 N D IN G A 4th of July planner needed SA LE PE City Hall wants a locally flavored blast this year JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record LUXURY, PRIVACY, AND VIEWS AT LAST SUN IN PARK CITY! 70 Last Sun, Park City 4 BD | 6 BA | 4,089 SF | $1,975,000 This exquisite home is nestled on a gentle hillside above the Park Meadows golf course and boasts terrific mountain and ski run views. Enjoy a gourmet kitchen, spacious great room and family room, and four spacious en suite bedrooms.The desirable downhill floor plan provides “no steps” main level entry A truly fantastic Park City mountain home! AL JOHNSON 435.640.6008 BigAl@ParkCityDeerValley.com GoDeerValleyRealEstate.com ©MMXVII Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a licensed trademark to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Office Independently Owned & Operated. Looking Check our for a HELP WANTED JoB in ? section CLASSIFIEDS ! City Hall wants people in Park City on the 4th of July to have an all-day, locally flavored blast. The municipal government has published a document seeking an event planner to organize the festivities for what is traditionally one of the biggest days of the summer for the Park City tourism industry. The day’s schedule will not change substantially from a lineup that has long included a parade, fireworks and other happenings, but there is expected to be significant alterations to the organizing. The now-defunct Park City Ambassadors, a civic group that operated under the umbrella of the Park City Chamber/Bureau, served as the organizer of the 4th of July festivities alongside City Hall for years. The lack of a lead organizer like the Park City Ambassadors prompted the municipal government to issue what is known as a request for proposals for an event organizer. Proposals are due April 17. The document indicates there is up to $20,000 available for the hiring. City Hall says a hiring will cover the 2017 festivities only. The search for an event planner is underway amid concerns about the flavor of the 4th of July festivities. There have been questions about whether the celebration has lost some of its local funk over time as numerous corporate interests have entered the parade. The parade, one of just two Continued from A-3 Concerns persist Park Record file photo Crowds line Main Street during the 4th of July parade in 2016. The Independence Day festivities in Park City draw upward of 37,000 people for the parade, sporting events and fireworks. City Hall wants to hire an event planner to assist with organizing the day’s lineup in 2017. scheduled on an annual basis, descends Main Street on a route to City Park. Crowds line the route and then follow the parade entries to the park for more celebrations. The City Hall document says upward of 37,000 people celebrate the 4th of July in Park City, making it one of the largest single-day attractions of the year. “It is the community spirit, history, uniqueness, and diversity of the event’s offerings that drive visitors to the event and keep locals coming year after year,” the request for proposals says, adding that changes in recent years have “led Park City Municipal to take on a larger role as the applicant of the event, as well as, the planning and facilitation of the event.” The event planner hired by City Hall will maintain relationships with groups that “make this fun and funky event a success,” the document says. Some of the assignments will include coordinating vendors, the parade, the fireworks and volunteers, it says. The document outlines a sched- uled starting the week of April 30 with introductory meetings and ending the week of July 30 with a wrap of the event. City Hall anticipates the event planner will spend 200 hours on work related to the contract. Jenny Diersen, a special events coordinator for the municipal government, said the event planner will be involved in preparing the full slate of activities, starting in the morning and running until the nighttime fireworks. The activities include a rugby tournament, a pancake breakfast and a five-kilometer run in addition to the parade and fireworks display, which is held at Park City Mountain Resort. Diersen said the event planner will coordinate with the organizers of the various events. The Park City Chamber/Bureau on Thursday said it does not intend to submit a proposal, indicating it does not have the volunteer resources to organize the 4th of July festivities. City Hall had not received a proposal by midday on Thursday. cited topics like the prospects of the event space generating business along Main Street. “This new event space is simply replacing the old space. The impact on traffic will be minimal, as shuttles and taxi services would be the logical way for access. The noise impact of an elegant event space would be sporadic and is a lot better than a bar operating every day and night. Let’s face it, if you choose to live in Old Town you must accept the fact that it’s a vibrant exciting small town,” Stephen Neff, identified as a Main Street property owner since 1973, said in a March 30 message. Searching for new things to do? You don’t have to work this hard. Check out the calendar in Scene for local music, events and more! |