Saturday, September 7, 2024
With the city successfully wrapping up another spectacular July 4th celebration, it’s clear to everyone involved that team work really does make the dream work.
For this year’s dream, the Granbury Chamber of Commerce, city staff and Hood County residents all hoped for an unforgettable 50th anniversary — and that’s exactly what happened.
During a regular Granbury City Council meeting July 16, City Manager Chris Coffman acknowledged the hard work and dedication that went into the four-day celebration, noting that city staff did what he called a fantastic job.
"Our people worked literally tens of hundreds of hours in the pre-planning stage ... and the leadership in this room had a big part in that,” Coffman said. “Then after the fact, you drive down the street after the parade the next day and it’s clean (because) the staff had been at work. It's just incredible — all the teamwork that goes into a big event like that.”
Coffman noted it’s also the first year that the city has been able to utilize cell phone data to calculate how many people watched the parade from the street. While the exact figures will be given at a later date, Coffman said the data points showed Granbury had a tremendous crowd.
Even the behind-the-scenes efforts did not go unnoticed, as Coffman made a point to highlight how local police officers monitored traffic and watching videos to ensure the safety of residents and visitors.
"It's just incredible all the teamwork that goes on for this event,” he said.
With the July 4th celebration being one of the largest events in the city, the event also brought in several tourists and bolstered local businesses, as families and friends flocked to restaurants, hotels and grocery stores in the area.
"Even the vendors on the square that are there for the event prospered, so it all works together,” Coffman added. “We couldn't do it without our valuable staff. I just want to thank each and every one of them.”
