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City, township officials welcome annual festival

Julie Brown ” Township together. “Absolutely. It also
Staff Writer I wouldn't miss it. is an outstanding event for everyone in
Southeast Michigan,” said Heise. “It
When the Plymouth Ice Festival It's a fabulous event. shows we are a welcoming and fun
arrives this year, Plymouth City Paul Sincock place to be. Ice Festival is a really nice
Manager Paul Sincock will be ready. fun winter event that gets people out-
“It's part of the whole image of side. Sometimes we need to do that.”
Plymouth. It's part of what makes meetings to plan take place before as Heise has a conflict during Ice
Plymouth so special,” said Sincock, well as meetings to review any issues Festival opening ceremonies but notes,
who is also the District Governor for after city events. “I'll probably swing by on Saturday or
Rotary District 6400. “It adds a vibran- “I wouldn't miss it. It's a fabulous Sunday.”
cy to our town.” event,” the city manager said of the Ice Sincock explained that with all
This year, the traditional event will Festival. “This is, if you will, the grand- events, “We do a lot of 'what ifs' and sce-
come to Kellogg Park and environs daddy of them all. There's a special narios.” That includes plans for safety
Friday through Sunday, Jan. 11-13. feeling for the Plymouth Ice Festival. and security, how to proceed in snow-
Sincock noted Plymouth hosts some It's where it all started. You have that fall, and ways to accommodate traffic.
180-200 events a year, so issues with history.” Ways to bring in the blocks of ice and
public safety are addressed well. Plymouth Township Supervisor move them safely are planned too.
“Certainly, the Ice Festival is no dif- Kurt Heise agreed the Ice Festival, “We do this for all of our events. All
ferent. We've been doing it for many which features many carved sculp- of those things are part of the equa-
years now,” said Sincock, who noted tures, brings the city and Plymouth tion,” said Sincock.