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Travelers Rest reports strong weekend turnout; $250,000 Greenville Health Authority grant funds Gateway Fitness Court ribbon cutting
Summary
City staff reported about 600 participants at a statue dedication and about 6,000 guests at a drone show; the Gateway Fitness Court ribbon cutting is set for July 9 and was supported by a $250,000 grant from the Greenville Health Authority.
City staff told council on July 6 that recent community events drew substantial attendance and that a funded park improvement will be celebrated with a ribbon cutting next week.
Shannon Herman reported preliminary numbers from the weekend: about 600 participants at the Dicey statue dedication and roughly 6,000 guests at the drone show. "We had 600 participants in the dicey statue dedication and we had 6,000 guests at our drone show," Herman said, adding that both totals exceed last year’s attendance.
Herman said staff will survey local businesses to assess the events’ economic impact and that several businesses reported strong Saturday sales. She thanked local partners, including T & S Brass for providing parking and staging areas that made event logistics possible, and noted the city opened the emergency operations center during the drone show for weather monitoring and safety coordination.
Herman also reminded council that the Gateway Fitness Court ribbon cutting will be Thursday, July 9 at 9:30 a.m.; she said the project was supported by a $250,000 grant from the Greenville Health Authority and that representatives were invited to attend.
The council thanked staff and volunteers for the successful events. The city will follow up with a business survey to quantify economic outcomes and staff invited council and the public to the Gateway Fitness Court ribbon cutting next Thursday.
