June 17 2021 Update

Today has been a great day.  I got to spend some time at BYU talking transition from the pandemic and preparations for Freedom Festival, participating in the statewide task force on police reform on which I sit and in a visit to see a very interesting program in West Valley City that might have application in Provo.  These kinds of days get my creative juices flowing!

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 33,327,096 cases with 598,301 fatalities.

Utah:  410,746 cases (up 369 from yesterday); 17,204 hospitalizations; 2,324 deaths (no change from yesterday)

Utah County:  97,857 cases (up 85 from yesterday); 2,750 hospitalizations; 400 deaths (no change from yesterday)

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• It is Global Garbage Man Day! Thank you to all of our great sanitation workers who keep our city looking nice and running smoothly!
• The Freedom Festival is in full swing this year, be sure to check out the fun events coming up!
• An article from Utah Foundation talks about how Utah leads the group in personal income growth in 2020, which is impressive when you think of all that we went through last year.
• While lumber is dropping, oil prices have hit a new high, just in time for summer vacations.
• Actor and director Robert Redford has listed his 30-acre horse ranch in Utah for $4,900,000.  It’s being called a Horse Whisper Ranch, based on Redford’s 1998 movie “The Horse Whisperer”.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Participated in a ULC Governing Board meeting
• Held a meeting to discuss projects throughout the city
• Met with office staff
• Participated in Council Leadership meeting
• Met with representatives from BYU
• Attended a retirement party for Battalion Chief Honeycutt
• Held a meeting on the drought
• Participated in a meeting on properties in Provo
• Attended a meeting on, and toured development programs for Provo

FUN STUFF

So this is a tribute to dads, and their pretty incredible super powers. Most of them remind me of dads I have known including my own dad.  And there is one baseball player that probably wasn't too happy with the "Dad skills" he witnessed. To all the dads out there, I hope you have a Happy Father's Day!  And for those who aren’t dads, say thank you to one who has influenced you for good.

Have a great one,

Wayne