Community Corner
What Should a Summer Festival in Stillwater Look Like?
It's the third week in July, and Stillwater is without the Lumberjack Days Festival. On Tuesday, the City Council approved $15,150 in funds for a survey to get feedback about what a summer festival should look like. What do you think?
The Stillwater City Council on Tuesday night unanimously approved $15,150 to conduct a public survey to gain feedback on what a future summer festival should look like.
ReadEx will randomly send the 2,000 sample, 4-page survey to homes, businesses, as well as, business and property owners in Stillwater.
The six objectives of the survey:
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- Evaluate community preferences for a summer festival;
- Identify the maximum acceptable impact of events on neighborhoods, businesses and city resources;
- Identify the kinds of events desired by the community;
- Determine which neighborhoods and commercial districts are appropriate venues for events that use public resources ,streets, sidewalks and parks;
- Help the Council determine the maximum number of allowable events in a year, and decide whether multiple substantially similar events should be allowed, and if so, at what frequency;
- Help the Council form a comprehensive event policy.
Funds for the survey will come from the lodging tax.
So what do you think?
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Are you glad the city is spending funds for this survey?
What should a summer festival in Stillwater look like?
Should there be a festival at all?
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