Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Parks And Recreation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Seagoville staff propose 2025 events calendar; fireworks vendor change saves $3,500
Summary
Director of Public Works Chris Rand presented a draft 2025 events calendar at the March 3 work session, noting a switch to a new fireworks vendor that would save the city $3,500, a proposal to move the summer movie nights to September and October, and a plan to move the tree-lighting to a Friday to boost attendance.
Director of Public Works Chris Rand presented a draft 2025 community-events plan at the Seagoville City Council work session on Monday evening, outlining changes to fireworks, movie-in-the-park dates and the annual tree-lighting event.
Rand said the city is switching to a new fireworks company "that do[es] bigger shells than the previous company, by a lot," and that the change will save the city $3,500 even though the city must supply its own music. "We have to supply our own music, but we save $3,500 by switching to this newer company," he told the mayor and council.
The proposal would move the traditional August outdoor movie to September and October to avoid the heat, and shift the tree-lighting from a Thursday during the school week to a Friday night to attract larger crowds. Rand asked council members to pick two movies from options listed in the packet; during the discussion several film titles were mentioned aloud, including what was spoken as "The Wild Robot" and another referred to as "The Purple Ground." The council did not take a recorded vote on the film selections during the work session.
On food vendors for events, Rand said In-N-Out Burger declined because it was already booked; he said In-N-Out previously provided about 253 burgers for events but typically served 350–400. He said Chick-fil-A indicated willingness to support the event and "is giving us 100 sandwiches for their organization," referencing the name "Nick Satter" in that exchange. Rand said if Chick-fil-A is unavailable he will approach Wendy's or a local vendor.
Rand noted other annual events on the draft calendar remain largely the same and asked the council if they were "good with all those dates." There was no formal vote recorded in the transcript excerpt; the item concluded with routine adjournment of the work session and a plan to reconvene for the regular session at 7 p.m.
The discussion was presented as a draft event plan and logistical briefing rather than an ordinance or formal contract award; the transcript does not record formal council approval or contract authorization for the fireworks vendor or food partners.
