June 30 2021 Update

It has been a bit of a quieter day today.  We had a meeting with a local app developer who has put together an app that gives high wind warnings on Utah Lake who is looking for funding to expand and improve the app that has been a "labor of love" for him.  We tried to steer him in some good directions, but it is always inspiring for me to see people who just take initiative and find a solution to a community problem.  Safety on Utah Lake is a big deal in our community and at least one civic-minded innovator is working on a creative way to address the problem.

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 33,485,433 cases with 602,133 fatalities.

Utah:  415,139 cases (up 574 from yesterday); 17,508 hospitalizations; 2,371 deaths (up 3 from yesterday)

Utah County: 98,766 cases (up 105 from yesterday); 2,811 hospitalizations; 406 deaths (no change from yesterday)

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• For a little good news to brighten your day, a kind anonymous man left a $16,000 tip at a restaurant in New Hampshire after a $37 bill. This sounds like proof that good Samaritans still walk among us.
• Representatives from Utah’s criminal justice system, like prosecutors and defense attorneys, along with politicians are back at the table to try to find bail reform policy they can all get on board with.
• Crews are still working 6 days later to uncover people after the Florida buildings collapsed in under 30 seconds.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Participated in the Naturalization Ceremony at the Capitol
• Met with a Utah Senator
• Held a meeting with residents of Provo
• Participated in a meeting with a neighborhood chair
• Met with the Development Services director
• Participated in an MPO regional planning committee meeting
• Held a meeting with the Assistant CAO
• Participated in the Rotary Park Pickleball court opening
• Met with office staff
• Participated in a meeting to discuss Utah Lake

FUN STUFF

One of our kids' favorite videos as they were growing up was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.  From the candy factory scenes to the scary guy who kidnaps children to the children's revenge scene, they loved it all.  So this little performance from the Kennedy Center Honors show a few weeks ago was a fun walk down memory lane for me.  I hope you will enjoy this short clip as well.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your day and evening.  And if you haven't yet, don't forget to the take the survey about the next phase of the Daily Update!

Wayne