As some 30,000 people prepare for Summer Salute, the Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation Department is ready for the intricate dance that will happen basically unseen by attendees.
Anyone who comes for lunch Friday or the expanded Kids Zone or the dozens of vendors will see the well put together plan almost a year in the making.
Parks and Rec Director, Tab Brockman says rides started arriving Wednesday and crews started setting up Thursday morning bright and early.
click to download audioSome of those things include water, power, and clean streets. Program Coordinator, Toby Hudson says setting up for vendors requires water lines from the two downtown fire hydrants.
click to download audioHe adds it also means setting up nearly a dozen temporary electricity poles.
click to download audioMaybe the most important thing is the 70 trash cans brought into downtown.
click to download audioAll of this is done to ensure attendees have the best time possible at the 6th Annual Summer Salute. The festival kicks off at 11 am Friday. Teens can purchase wrist bands for $15 to ride the Thrill Rides in the Kids Zone. The Jimmy Church Band takes the Bluegrass Beverage Stage at 6pm. Saturday will feature The Jason Montgomery Band and KC and the Sunshine Band.
