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Parks and Recreation reports strong participation for 'Independence Day plus one'; council signals preference for July 4 celebration in 2026
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff told the council on July 22 that the city’s second annual Independence Day plus one celebration saw higher sponsorship, more vendor revenue and robust attendance, and most councilors signaled they prefer moving the event to July 4 in 2026.
Parks and Recreation staff reviewed results and lessons learned from the department’s second annual “Independence Day plus one” celebration at Bell Park and recommended planning refinements for next year.
Director Michael Kasheba told council that sponsorships more than doubled from the first year, that food-truck sales indicated strong local vendor revenue (food-truck operators reported record sales), and that transit shuttles carried…
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