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Levan activities committee seeks volunteers to revive electric parade and coordinate holiday events
Summary
At the Nov. 17 Levan Town Council meeting, the activities presenter outlined plans to revive an 'electric parade,' requested volunteer street marshals and at least one town fire engine, and described county holiday initiatives including a festival-of-trees fundraiser and storybook panels for families.
The Levan Town Council heard a detailed activities update Monday on plans to revive a holiday 'electric parade' and to participate in county-led seasonal events.
The presenter, introduced on the agenda as Linda Hanks, told the council the committee has secured a parade permit but faces staffing challenges because the event falls on a holiday weekend. She said the parade will stage near the church/greenhouse parking area and will end at the city park. The speaker gave the start time as '06:30' and repeatedly referred to the date in the record as 'the 20 ninth,' a phrasing that the council did not clarify during the meeting. The presenter asked for volunteers to staff side streets, and requested that Levan provide one fire engine for the town's entry and consider placement of another engine at either the beginning or end of the route.
Why it matters: organizers said permitting requires a minimum number of certified emergency personnel to close portions of the highway. Because local emergency crews may be called away for incidents, the committee emphasized the need for volunteers to serve as marshals so the parade can proceed safely.
The presenter also described related county activities: a festival-of-trees-style fundraiser (proceeds to 'Courage Against Cancer'), with trees decorated by towns for in-person and online bidding, and a plan to place large 'storybook' panels around participating communities. Coloring pages will be distributed to schools and community pickup locations so families can collect images from multiple towns and redeem them at the county office for treats. The presenter asked council members to coordinate location, lighting and any required fencing for panel displays.
On town branding for the county display, Levan was described repeatedly in the meeting as the community that will be represented by a snowman inflatable; other towns will use different inflatables. The presenter said the county purchased the standard inflatables (about 12 feet), and towns may add or use larger decorations if they wish.
Council members and staff also raised summer-program topics: a volunteer was identified to manage summer activities, and a council member said Jared Crump has proposed a 'speed rodeo' for a date the speaker referenced as 'the 20 fourth.' No formal decision or calendar entry for that event was recorded at the meeting.
Looking ahead, the presenter said she will collect volunteer commitments via text message and will bring coloring-page materials and other logistics back to the council for follow-up.
