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Cleveland Day logistics: council finalizes volunteers, water, food and activities
Summary
Council members reviewed logistics for the upcoming Cleveland Day celebration, assigning tasks for food pickup, water distribution, water-balloon supplies, seating/cones, and volunteers for breakfast and fireworks setup.
Cleveland Town Council members used the July 3 meeting to finalize logistics for the upcoming Cleveland Day celebration, confirming volunteer assignments, food and water plans, and supplies for games.
Council members agreed who will pick up the lamb for the barbecue and discussed the number of coolers and plates needed for the free community dinner. Volunteers will supply hot dogs, chips and drinks for sale; the council discussed making some water freely available, especially for families. The council also planned to provide pizza to volunteers setting up the fireworks and agreed to have the town pay and order food to be billed to the town.
Event operational details included retaining a utility “mule” for park staging, placing cones and signage to reserve council parking, and staging a cooler with water at the pavilion. Council members discussed the water-balloon station logistics — how many coolers would be required, whether to prepare balloons the night before and locating hose splitters and automatic fillers. One member reported having supplied about 500 water balloons in a prior year and asked for help from youth council and volunteers to fill them after the breakfast on event morning rather than the prior night.
No formal council vote was required for these operational arrangements; the council recorded assignments, agreed to purchase consumables and to reimburse volunteers or have the town bill vendors directly for food provided to volunteer crews.
