The city’s 20th birthday celebration will now take place just one day prior to the anniversary of Mill Creek’s incorporation.
Initially planned for Sept. 6 to coincide with the opening of Mill Creek Sports Park, the date is being pushed back to Sunday, Sept. 28.
The reason for the change is that the contractor building the park, Premium Construction Services, cannot guarantee the park will be completed by Sept. 6, public works director Doug Jacobson told the City Council on July 22.
“Their schedule is so tight that in the next six weeks, if they had any kind of delays in construction, they won’t be able to have the park ready on time,” Jacobson said.
The Council gave its OK to the move during its study session. The city has appropriated $1,500 to the celebration.
Parks director Lynn Devoir presented the Council with a tentative events schedule. Plans include music, youth soccer and baseball/softball games, a skateboard demonstration, a presentation on Mill Creek history and live music.
“Sounds like a nice program,” Council member John Hudgins said.
Hudgins’ sentiment was echoed by fellow Council member Mary Kay Voss, who said, “This looks fun.”
Council members suggested having a band from Jackson High School’s music program take part in the event rather than trying to secure a band from a nearby military installation.
Devoir said the reason the city was looking at a military band was that the original date might not give a band from Jackson High enough time to rehearse.
In addition, city officials are also looking into securing busses to take people from parking areas to the event. One prospect discussed was renting school busses from the Everett School District.
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