7. City Vinterlights! SupportDate: 10/2/19
To: Scandia City Council
From: Christine Maefsky
Mayor
Re: City Support for Vinterlights!
Last year, Vinterlights! was a successful celebration of Scandia residents as they
came together to kick off the holiday season in our community. Close to 150
people participated in this inaugural event. This year plans are to expand the
celebration, including an arts and crafts fair at the community center preceding
the Vinterlights! lighting, Dala Horse and Snowflake cookies donated by the Bone
Lake Association, and the expansion of the lighting itself.
Last year the Lions supported the City’s efforts by paying for a company to light
up part of the Community Center and all of the warming house using their lights
at a cost of $2,100. This year, Tom Helke has volunteered to put lights on the
large evergreen tree outside of the Community Center entrance. He has also
agreed to contract with the City to put city owned lights on two sides of the
community center, all of the warming house, two sides of the large storage
building and the trunks of the island trees in the parking lot at a cost of $1,500.
Lions Club members who are part of the Vinterlights! Committee are asking the
club to buy lights for the City with the understanding that the City will pay for
the installation of the lights.
Proposal and Recommendation:
Scandia will pay up to $2,000 for the installation of holiday lights around the
Community Center complex.