By GAGE WILSON
For Glasgow News 1
Park City commissioners met Monday, May 5, to hear updates on upcoming events — including the Highland Games and Bigfoot Festival — and to conduct a first reading of the city’s proposed 2025–26 budget.
With Angelo and Donna Scavo absent, Mayor Larry Poteet opened the meeting with a report on the city’s sidewalk project.
“They’re pretty well done with the sidewalk from Blakeman Street to Bardstown,” Poteet said. “I think that they have finished all the paving, so I’m sure they’re about done with that.”
The Tourism Commission followed with its report. Director Linda Watts shared that Alan Granville, a travel writer from New Zealand, had recently visited the town and plans to write a piece about it. She also reminded attendees that the commission’s next meeting is set for May 13.
Tourism then handed the floor to Commissioner Mike Burgess, who provided an update on the Bigfoot Festival. He said this year’s turnout could exceed 3,000 attendees, noting growing interest from beyond Kentucky.
“We have gotten a lot of comments,” Burgess said. “And a lot of those comments are not local — I’m talking outside of Kentucky.”
He credited the interest to the lineup of speakers and added that 75 special tickets will be offered for those who want to attend a dinner or hike with the festival’s featured guests.
Commissioner Gary Carroll gave a brief update on the Highland Games, scheduled for May 31. This year’s event will be one day and will feature live music from Colin Grant-Adams and Scottish folk band Doon the Brae. Carroll said volunteers are still needed to help with parking.
During new business, Poteet noted that a closed session had been planned, but was not included on the agenda.
“We’re going to waive the closed session because it should have been on there for two different things — for personnel and land acquisition,” he said. He said that the commission will address both topics during a special-called meeting, with the date to be determined.
The commission then had the first reading of the city’s tentative 2025–26 budget. Most elements remain consistent with the current year, though increased revenue from occupational and property taxes — largely driven by new businesses — was noted.
With no further discussion, the hour-long meeting adjourned. The next regularly scheduled meeting is June 2.
