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Sandy City Decks Its Halls For The Holidays By Shawna Meyer
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ith the holiday season fast approaching, Sandy City employees are getting ready to decorate City Hall, which includes dusting off and setting up an elaborate, miniature train and village display. Sandy residents are invited to come see the train display at City Hall, 10000 South Centennial Parkway, throughout the month of December during office hours, which are every weekday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. When the employees at Sandy City Hall first moved into their current headquarters about 20 years ago, they decided to try and start a new Christmas tradition. So, in 1994, they set up a large Christmas tree in the atrium, strung lights through the trees outside and set up an old-fashioned train display.
“We had people in Community Development, or something, who had this little village that was just set up on a table. They brought it in and set it up, and it was just kind of cute. Then it just kind of built onto that to become what it is now,” Community Events Marketing Manager Steven Ireland said. In the early years of the train display, the different departments within City Hall would alternate planning and setting it up. Now, the Community Events department mainly handles the project, but other employees are allowed to put any ideas forward. “This time of year, since we’re not doing the amphitheater stuff,
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