July 15, 2021 Update

I had a fun opportunity this morning to tour the airport passenger terminal under construction at the Provo Airport.  We had several officials from the Utah Transit Authority that we were hosting there, helping them get a picture of what will be there and what kind of traffic it might generate for the transit operation.  It is always fun to see something we are doing through someone else's eyes.  They will now head back to try to figure out a strategy for enhancing transit service at the airport as it opens next year and begins to see more passenger and employees there.  

CORONAVIRUS STATS

Nationally, the CDC reports 33,797,400 cases with 605,905 fatalities.

Utah:  421,950 cases (up 693 from yesterday); 17,947 hospitalizations; 2,410 deaths (up 4 from yesterday)

Utah County:  100,340 cases (up 207 from yesterday); 2,874 hospitalizations; 412 deaths (up 1 from yesterday)

NEWS YOU CAN USE

• Coca-Cola announced that they are giving Coke Zero a new makeover! Not only will the image get a new design, but they are making some recipe changes as well!
• Some abatement crews describe 2021 as the worst mosquito season ever in Utah as they struggled to push back the pests this summer. Crews said the high temperatures are causing mosquitoes to multiply. 
• Prices rose 5.4 percent in June over last year, which is the largest spike we've seen since 2008.
• Lumber prices are way down, but unfortunately that won't necessarily mean you'll see new houses costing any less.

PROVO SOCIAL MEDIA

THE MAYOR'S DAY

Today, Mayor Kaufusi:

• Participated in a meeting on projects in Provo
• Met on the new city center building
• Held a meeting with a Provo resident
• Participated in an Advisory board meeting

FUN STUFF

Weekly edition of my newest favorite Internet memes.

I hope you have a great weekend.  We will be excited next week to chat about some of the changes coming to the daily update based on your feedback.  We hope you find it a lot more engaging and interesting.  And we will be doing some more substantive topics as well - a little more serious on occasion mixed in with the fun - and a lot less Covid-19 focused!

Wayne