June 15, 2020 Update

It is great to be back to work today.  As you will see below, I needed to get back to work to get a bit of a break from hard work outside!  And there is still a lot going on in Provo.  Thanks to everyone for all you do to make our community one we can be proud of.

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 2,085,769 cases with 115,644 fatalities.

Utah:  14,608 cases; 1,041 hospitalizations; 143 deaths

Utah County:  2,654 cases; 137 hospitalizations; 19 deaths

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Yesterday was National Flag Day, so you might notice more flags flying in Provo than usual.
• Local, state and federal officials announced Thursday the groundbreaking of the Provo River Delta Restoration Project, a multi-agency environmental and recreational effort to connect Utah Lake with Provo River that has taken more than a decade to plan and coordinate.
• A Utah Valley University student has died from the novel coronavirus, the university announced this week. Trevor Syphus Lee, 27, was a senior and scheduled to graduate in the spring of 2021. Lee was taking the summer off and not enrolled in any classes when he died on June 9. "According to the state health department, Trevor had underlying medical conditions," UVU President Astrid Tuminez wrote in an email to the university community.
• Utah’s Hogle Zoo wants the public to help them decide what to name their new pair of Amur leopard cubs. The name options, Storm and Skye or Ren and Kai, were selected by the leopard cubs’ caretakers at the zoo’s Asian Highlands Exhibit, according to Hogle Zoo’s website. Votes on the names are $5 each, and the application reads “all donations will be used to benefit the zoo amid these challenging times.”

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

 

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Met with the Fire Chief
• Met with the Police Chief
• Met with Mayor's office staff
• Met with the ULCT Board of Directors
• Met with the city PIO
• Met with her Executive team
• Met with the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
• Met with the Deputy Mayor
• Met with a business owner

special thanks

I would like to give a special shout-out to C.J. for working so hard to remove the graffiti here in the city! We have seen you out working tirelessly to keep our city looking beautiful and we are so grateful!

FUN STUFF

2 Truths and a Lie: Mayor's Office Edition

This Week: Executive Office Assistant Amber Chamberlain

1. I gave a speech in the General Assembly Room at the United Nations.

2. My husband proposed to me on the Today Show.

3. I skied the Bavarian Alps where the 1972 Olympics were held.

Finally, my big spring and early summer home project is done and open for "business."  My wife and I updated, refinished and repainted a wooden play structure my sons and I built about 10 years ago.  It has been a long time coming and a lot of work in unseasonably warm temps, but it is done.  And so far, some good reviews from the grandkids!  Julie did the design and the color scheme, I did most of the fixing, sanding and priming, and we shared the painting and sealing duties.  

Have a great evening, and we will be back at you tomorrow with another daily update!

Wayne