Lack of funds sinks St. George Holiday Stroll
The city didn't have enough discretionary funds to help sponsor a Holiday Stroll that has been running for the past three years. The stroll is a four-week event that features performances, singers, food stands and craft booths every Friday leading to Christmas, said alliance member Jerry Christensen.
The city usually helps us with the stroll, but they weren't able to this year, said Christensen, an owner of Main Street Antiques. Because of it, there was no way we could do it this year.
Christensen said that many of businesses along Main Street are trying to keep their stores open extra hours so people can view the lights and get in their holiday shopping.
According to TheSpectrum.com, the city made 10 percent budget cuts across all departments this year when the economy began to tank. Sales-tax revenues in the city are reportedly down another 10 percent.
"The Holiday Stroll brought down thousands of people for those four weeks," Christensen said. "And we're going to miss them."
Clayton Norlen t
Comments
- BCS at-large bids up for grabs 4:15 p.m.
- NFL to work with neurologists 4:02 p.m.
- Exhibit serves Old Masters revisions 3:21 p.m.
- Relationship: Thanksgiving 3:18 p.m.
- Palliative medicine draws doctors 3:18 p.m.
- Why do we hate? Academics ask 3:18 p.m.
- 50-plus crowd loves Web dating 3:18 p.m.
- Cheat Sheet: Shoveling snow 3:18 p.m.
- Survival strategies for 'Black Friday' 3:18 p.m.
- A garden fit for a Hobbit 3:13 p.m.
- Glenn Beck to enter politics?
- BYU records with win
- Jazz outlast Pistons in overtime
- Cougars turn focus to dreaded rivals
- Police link alcohol to murder
- Cougars put the fun back in football
- Utah Utes whip SDSU
- Former BYU professor remembered
- Kirilenko heating up for the Jazz
- Wendover airfield's legacy lost?
- Buttars wants to limit gay rights laws
200 - Palin plans tour stop in Utah
178 - Glenn Beck to enter politics?
176 - BYU records with win
126 - Palin's book shows she's unqualified
125 - Officer cleared in Cardall Taser case
103 - BYU cuts Women's Research Inst.
100 - Jazz finally win in San Antonio
98 - Utes knock off rival Aggies
93 - Huntsman pleased with Obama
87
A little after midnight Wednesday morning, about 21 hours ago as I write...
There's a lot of reason to leave your plastic home as you shop:
To ajvt: I don't know where you get your information, but you make Norway...
WOW! I am more concerned with johnny8424's response than with what happened...
There have been few moments in US history when our entire system of...
The clarion calls of the right wing GOP ,their like minded ilks to wit : the...
Let the grade-school taunts and insults begin by fans of both sides. It's...
How about when the DWill gave the last shot or regulation to Millsap last...
But he should probably spend some time with Horny to work on that 3 point...
THe Senate Democrats on Sunday when they should be in Church, sparred with...
@ JSM- There's a huge difference to being open to new evidence, and banking...
How many "secularists" are being played the fool by political opportunists...


You can be the first to comment on this story.