August 5 2020 Update

Good news this morning - no more rat evidence in the Mayor’s office!   Let’s keep hoping it stays that way.  Several folks (including my wife) say they can’t unsee the photo of the rat next to the ruler.  Sorry - I probably should have warned everyone before you saw the photo.  I apologize for any undue trauma from yesterday.

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 4,748,806 cases with 156,311 fatalities.

Utah:  42,328 cases (up 421 from yesterday); 2,519 hospitalizations; 327 deaths (up 6 from yesterday)

Utah County:  8,271 cases (up 106 from yesterday); 382 hospitalizations; 36 deaths (up 1 from yesterday)

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• In case you haven't heard, Provo, Orem and Utah County have bested Salt Lake City, West Valley City and Salt Lake County in a showdown on who could get the greatest increase in residents filling out the 2020 Census. The total average increase for the south was 1.36%. The total average increase for the north was 1.13%.
• SAP, owner of Qualtrics here in Provo has announced that they plan to take Qualtrics public, though they will retain the majority of shares for the company.
• Disinfecting supplies are still hard to come by, and disinfecting has never been more important, so the CDC has given guidelines as well as recipes to make your own disinfectant at home.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Went on a walking tour with Bike Walk Provo
• Held an internal meeting on home developments in Provo
• Met with the Director over City Council
• Met with the Fire Chief
• Participated in a meeting with UDOT
• Met to discuss CARES Act funing

FUN STUFF

Today I have some fun facts about the Mayor's office staff. All of us had different introductions into the working world, most of us in our teens. Sometimes it's fun to look back on our early jobs and see when and where everyone go their start!

Mayor: Working in a sandwich shop on Center called "Farmer in the Deli"

Wayne: Lawn mower and grounds maintenance at the local Post Office

Isaac: Papaya farm worker

Dixon: Busboy at Spaghetti Machine / pigeon trapper and seller

Nicole: Burger King

Kaye: Waitress at Ponderosa

Amber: Swim Instructor / Cashier at Rubio's

Just in case you wondered!   Thanks everyone for all you do and for hanging in there with us through all of the challenges we are currently experiencing.  

Wayne