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The Voice of Seguin Today
Volume 55, Number 120
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City of Seguin cancels Fourth of July festivities
"This is going to include all the public events and it includes the parade and the fireworks display but fortunately, the fireworks, we were able to rollover our deposit until next year," said Keil. Mayor Keil reluctantly delivered the news, that these proud traditions would be disrupted by the virus which has spread rapidly across the globe. "This just breaks my heart. I want people to know this is something very near and dear to me this Fourth of July. This is our premiere event and it's one of the great things that we do every single year and have since I can remember when so I think we all need a great big dose of red, white and blue and the American flag and patriotism right now concerning what's been going on in the country and I think this would have been a great thing to have but unfortunately, we have to cancel it because it's been clear that the COVID-19 pandemic has reached a point that is troubling and as we've said all along, we reserve the right to cancel this event right up to the day before if a considerable spike -- in case it should occur and what has happened is that spike has occurred," said Keil.
By Darren Dunn (Seguin) -- The Fourth of July is usually a very big deal in the city of Seguin. There are parades and festivals and fireworks shows. It's also more than that. It's also a homecoming, with crowds showing up nightly at The Oak in downtown Seguin or at the Lake Breeze Ski Lodge on Lake McQueeney. It is often a time when the best that the city has to offer to its public comes together in a big celebratory way. That's what happens in normal years, but this year has been anything but normal.
show, which had been scheduled for 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 3; and the city's Biggest Small Town Fourth of July Parade in Texas, which was slated to begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 4. Freedom Fiesta, which is hosted by local radio station KWED, was also canceled. The station has been following the city's lead, and once the other events were cancelled, the station says it only made sense to also cancel Freedom Fiesta. The cancellations were all made in response to the concerns about the growing number of COVID-19 cases being reported in Guadalupe County.
Keil says this is the last thing that they wanted to do at this time, but the data showed that it would put too many people at risk at this time. He says it's a public safety issue, and it's something that the city could not ignore. "It's beginning to strain our local medical facilities and it's affecting our city staff as well and affecting our abilities to act as a city and so forth so continuing with such a large event like this is just not really an option at this point considering all of the things that could eventually happen in light of a big group of people getting together during this pandemic," said Keil.
The council unanimously approved the cancellation of Seguin Mayor Don Keil called Monday's emergency meeting, and activities this year. In the meeting that saw council The Seguin City Council met on Monday evening and voted to announced during the session that all Fourth of July festivities had members wearing masks, or staying home and cancel all Fourth of July festivities, including the city's fireworks been cancelled inside the city of Seguin. participating in the meeting via Zoom.
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