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Council OKs use of Peace Garden for Sexual Assault Awareness materials and waives fee
Summary
Price City Council unanimously approved Castle View Hospital’s request to post information and awareness materials in the Peace Garden for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, and waived the associated fee.
Price City Council on March 12 voted to allow Castle View Hospital to display informational placards and awareness ribbons in the Peace Garden throughout April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month and waived the usual park fees.
The request, presented by Amanda Kaczak, ER director at Castle View Hospital, won unanimous approval after a motion from Council Member Chrisman and a second from Council Member Jesperson. The council agreed both to month-long postings and to allow the hospital to hold an awareness event; hospital staff said Denim Day on April 30 would be a likely focal point.
Kaczak told the council the hospital began a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program in 2020 and substantially revamped it in 2023 to partner more closely with regionwide agencies and better support survivors. “Before this program,” she said, survivors who needed a forensic examination had to travel to Provo or Grand Junction, which hindered both treatment and investigative follow-up. Kaczak said the hospital’s outreach includes training to collect evidence for law enforcement and provide patient support.
She also offered local statistics to explain the outreach effort, saying the rate of sexual assault in Utah is higher than the national average and that the economic burden statewide totals about $5,000,000,000 annually—about $1,700 per resident. Kaczak asked the council to permit the Peace Garden postings for the month of April and to waive the reservation fee; Council Member Chrisman moved approval, Jesperson seconded, and the motion carried with no opposition.
Council members and staff discussed the timing and suggested the April 30 Denim Day observance—meant to show solidarity with survivors—would be the best day for a public event tied to the month-long materials. The hospital said it would work with city staff on dates and any event logistics.
The council did not record a roll-call vote in the meeting transcript; the motion passed by voice vote.
