The Truesdale Board of Aldermen approved several contracts for the city’s annual Railroad Days Summerfest at their Feb. 26 meeting.
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A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the name of the band Voyage 75 was Village 75. The Record regrets the error.
The Truesdale Board of Aldermen approved several contracts for the city’s annual Railroad Days Summerfest at their Feb. 26 meeting. The annual festival is planned for May 31.
They approved five separate agreements for vendors and contractors at the meeting for regulars at the annual celebration, along with some newcomers.
She was happy to say they had reached out, and planned to book a “monkey bus” for the event, which would be a new addition.
Smith-Fernandez said the attraction is a bus with equipment like a jungle gym and monkey bars inside for the kids, and they were trying to decide how long to book the attraction.
They are also working with GW Event Services, who they contracted with for the rock climbing wall and mechanical bull last year, to bring some new attractions to the festival.
The first contract they approved was $1,550 to Bax Illustration for caricature artists, which have been a popular attraction in previous years. Smith-Fernandez said although the artists do work on tips they were being paid by the city and the drawings would come at no cost to attendees.
“We like to do that where it’s free to the public,” said Smith Fernandez.
The second was a $3,100 contract with Klance Unlimited to construct and take down the main stage for the event, where they will have three separate music acts for the day.
There were two separate contracts for entertainment, the first being a $500 contract to Voyage 75 to perform at the festival.
Alderman Mike Thomas is actually a member of Village 75 and abstained from voting on the contract. He plays saxophone in the band.
The other bands playing will be Silver Bullet and Shotgun Creek, who were contracted with Swain Productions for $7,500. They will also be handling professional sound and lighting services through that contract.
The final contract approved at the meeting was for $580 to Backyard Party Rentals for two bounce houses at the event.
“We like to keep a separate bounce house for the little kids,” said Smith-Fernandez.
She also said there is still plenty of work to be done to organize the event and they are also reaching out to other vendors and attractions like Circus Kaput to see what other options they will have at the festival.
