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10.2. SR 06-21-2010ITEM 10.2 Kiver MEMORANDUM TO: City Council FROM: Tina Allard, City Clerk DATE: June 21, 2010 SUBJECT: Participation in Sherburne County Fair Parade The Sherburne County Fair Parade will be held on Friday, July 16. Information is attached. Staff would like to know if Council plans on being in the parade this year so we can provide an entry and order candy. S:\Public Bodies\Council\Council RCA\Fair & Parade\Fair 2010.doc 1170 Main St NW, Elk River, MN 55330 to Unknown road -Google Maps Page 1 of 2 Directions to Unknown road ~ ! ~ ~! ~i ~% 1.7 mi -about 5 mins ,~ @ $C@e5. Q C@E.`ti! Download Gocagle daps on your ~ phor~~ -~t googl~,cc~m/gar ~,~€ ~~-.,..~ j - - _ _ _ ~, ~ - z=t;. ~ - `~ ~„ .. t'Fa LctF c° .~ ri. ' ~' ~1"~ _ '.f~R,~ u ti _, ~i > 'r, . ~.: k r7v+ y -- J~ < ', ~ ' ~~ ~v° w,~r_ n(1 '1 tF=, . ..1 P-9: ~ I p ~..:::. ,~rhrp:~l ~! ~l1rd ':, ~D Y `m '.. dl _ _ _E . ~ ._ ~ '- ~i; c... ., 1' :, t ~:; ~,.. ~' ' ~ v ;r-.. 6111 ~ 1l~ ~~ 31Q ~ `~ s, , _ 3 ..~,y ~ ~...... ,. ~~ r. > .: t _ .,~, ~ -` v' - n a = .. c « . c- ~.,. ;' ,. n 3~ ~~~ ' ~. F~irE.:r'y G; ~,; ~ ~ ,. R.7 y 1 ~ ~ r~ ~ ~ '.. 't " > .~ '~ ~i °o .~ "~ v L:., .`rt ~~ ~ ~ ~.T t _ e ~~%~ `+~ ` - ~~ h a, v_,~, ~ ~= r, ~ r;F. n ;>1 fd~ ~ ai ~ b a ' "+c ©2010 Googl~~:Pvi~p~tlata ©2010 Google -' __ _ _ http://maps.google.com/maps?mod&h1=en&geocode=9055659529321625241,45.306108,-9... 6/17/2010 parade Page 1 of 1 '~ I Ililllli ~;~a ~ .. ~` xi. I I.' k ~ i s s ~ f t.. i. :SNP. '; ..- ..~. C~Ot,[[t~~/ Fai( t'tctU H ~. .a;i tc ° The 2010 Sherburne CountX Parade Entry Farm '»~.{' Iflt~x..«is3tr ° The 2010 County Fair Parade will be held on Friday, July 16. ~t~Tr-~ lnf~....::~ ~ Line-up begins_at 5:30pm along Main Street, with the parade stepping off at 6:30pm. The parade committee suggests that all unet enter the line-up area from the east end of Elk River to avoid _,..~ having to make U-turns. ° ~ Entries received prior to the specified deadline will receive a postcard with their unit position .~ approximately 4 days before the parade. Line-up will also be posted on this website and will be °~F~~` updated frequently. ° ~., Click here for a map of the parade route. Disregard MapquesYs written directions. Refer to descriptian w'"~'`' `~ .~I^ ~' "ry below. Parade begins at Rush and Main St, goes left on Main, right onto Orona Road/Parkway, ° continues past the library and Gity Hall, and ends behind the fairgrounds at the corner of Joplin. ~' ~~~~ '"' "f`"~"`~ ~ ° There are no bathrooms in the line-up area or along the parade route, so please plan accordingly! " `t r~~.~OC ~"U~I ` ' IMPORTANT PARTICIPANT INFORMATION ° Parade line-up is along Main Street in Elk River. Click here for line-up diagram. Please note: µ ,~ w:1~~~, ~;,~~ ~ diagram is approximate and not-to-scale, and includes street names and unit numbers. ° For ease of traffic flow, please enter the parade line-up from the east (the side closer to Historic fit, ~:M,y~t~ :;~~ ~ ixtrt.~' downtown Elk River). All parade units will be facing the west, the second half of theunits will be lined 0 up on the wrong side of the road. ~- ~= r; Please avoid having cars drop off parade participants on Main Street. Plan for your group to ° meet/drop off on side streets along the parade line-up area. We only want the vehicles that will be pulling floats/part of the parade to enter the line-up area. T" »: ~ ° When you get to your line-up spot, please snug up to the unit before you. We have designated ~ ~ specific footage for each unit (based an the measurement you provided on your entry form), and don't 'i ~nY~ar ~'= T o Nf~t __~ have much allowances for extra space between. ° The parade ends behind the fairgrounds at the intersection of Orono Parkway and Joplin Ave. Please ~wa~L'~t^=ia ~` plan to meet your group somewhere like the fairgrounds parking lot, near the east Main Entrance s gate. Stopping along Joplin Ave causes a lot of traffic issues. ~'~' ~ ~ "' "t~'tJ~ ' ~'~ Questions may be directed to Meghan Matteson at 763-442-1720 or by a-mail at ° dero0071 na.omail.com. Please include "County Fair Parade" in your subject line. ,~3"r ~t~>w l,3 ti Please remember that all Fair Board members, including officers and committee chairs and ° _ contacts, are volunteers who hold regular jobs. Please leave voice mail messages with your name, a ~'tY~jtb ~ ~ ~t'~ short concise message, a return phone number and the best time to reach you. Your call will be __ _ __ returned as soon as possible. ° u..1I'I~ S <~' ~ T N~7~f~S 6/17/2010 http: //www. sherburnecountyfair. org/parade.html