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Board signals support for LakeFest carnival; staff to finalize permits, parking and safety plans
Summary
City officials discussed a proposal to host a full carnival at LakeFest 2026 on three parking lots behind City Hall and portions of West Meadow. Organizers and staff described logistics, resident outreach, public-safety planning and parking alternatives; the board expressed informal support and asked staff to finalize permits and notifications.
LakeFest organizers and city staff presented a plan to host Evans Midland Empire carnival rides and games at the 2026 LakeFest, using the three parking lots behind City Hall and part of West Meadow. The Board of Aldermen voiced general support and asked staff and the LakeFest committee to complete permitting, public-notice and public-safety planning.
Shauna, a LakeFest committee member, said the carnival operator (Evans Midland Empire, owned locally by Peggy Evans) asked to reserve the lots because the company needs signed contracts early in the year. “They are just right outside Smithville in the area,” she said, and organizers want…
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