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This summer may be hot but we’ve got some cool stuff going on in the City of Greer this week! 😎 Monday (7/15) Greer Planning Commission Meeting – 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – City Hall Tuesday (7/16) Greer Farmers Market – 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM – City Park Thursday (7/18) Moonlight Movies – 7:00 – 11:00 PM – City Park Saturday (7/20) Tunes in the Park – 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM – City Park

Have you made it out to Moonlight Movies? It’s a great time where we showcase different movies starting at sundown with fun activities planned before, starting at 7 PM. This past Thursday the City of Greer played Frozen and Elsa herself made an appearance! Don’t miss out on next week’s showing of: The Super Mario Bros. Movie.

The City of Greer Parks, Recreation & Tourism department has been busy at work the past two days with the SC Leadership Enhancement And Development Institute or SC LEAD. The SC LEAD program is one of the most comprehensive development programs for park and recreation professionals and our department is no exception! There have been 11 people in attendance from all over the state for an overview of the Greer PRT department’s current challenges, public safety initiatives, and upcoming projects.

Yesterday, Camp Greer kids got to experience their very own car auction! The “auction” took place at the Needmore Recreational Center and was a fun way for the kids to see some cool cars and go frantic with fake money. The cars included: a Greer Police Department car, the Greenville Triumph car, a City of Greer Parks, Recreation & Tourism car and the Rugrats Reptar mobile (definitely the best option.)

Just a heads up for anyone heading to City Park tomorrow: the swing arbors will be repaired starting tomorrow morning at around 7:30 AM. During the repair, there will be barricades blocking off the entire area. These barricades will begin on each side of the smaller fountain and wrap around the backside of the swing arbor and along the brick wall behind the arbor. You will still be able to access the sidewalk to walk around the fountain and swing arbor (you just won't be able to walk through the middle.) We will keep you updated and let you know when the swing arbor repairs are finished!

We’re officially one week out from Freedom Blast 2024! As promised, here’s more photos from the event. 📸 We’ll have an album with all the photos on our website soon, once our editor finishes them up (he took almost 4,000 photos!)

We hope you had a great Independence Day! Here’s what Greer has in store for you this week: Tuesday (7/9) Greer Board of Architectural Review Meeting – 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – City Hall Greer Farmers Market – 4:30 PM – 7:30 PM – City Park Greer City Council Meeting – 6:30 – 8:30 PM – City Hall Thursday (7/11) Moonlight Movies – 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM – City Park

Both the Greer Baseball Club 10s and 12s are headed to their state tournaments today! The 10U Minors are competing in Columbia while the 12U Ozone team will be in Sumter. If they win, they get a spot at competing in the World Series. We wish them the best of luck!

The City of Greer wishes you a fun and safe Independence Day! As a reminder, all city offices, buildings, and facilities will be closed today. There will also be no trash collection today and normal trash pick-up will resume on Friday and Saturday.

Following up with an update about the Arlington Avenue speed humps: after a few delays, the speed humps have now been installed. There are a total of 5 new speed humps on the road.

Freedom Blast 2024 is one for the books! Thank you to everyone who came out; we hope you enjoyed it! For now, enjoy some of these highlights with more photos coming soon. 📸

A quiet July 4th week after Freedom Blast, here’s what’s going on in Greer (as a reminder, all City offices will be closed for July 4th): Tuesday (7/2) Farmers Market - 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM - City Park

🎆 Freedom Blast 🎆 is tomorrow! We wanted to take the time to say thank you to everyone who has helped and help set up for Freedom Blast. It’s a monumental task each year and without you, Freedom Blast wouldn’t happen. With that said, we’ll see you all tomorrow at City Park at 6 PM for an evening of fun; get ready to Party like a Patriot!

🎆 Freedom Blast is only two days away! We’ll see you there this Saturday, June 29 starting at 6 PM in City Park! Be sure to bring the whole family for the amusement rides, concessions, live music, and the fireworks show to wrap the night up. 🎆 Watch a preview of the event here: https://youtu.be/Uxj8HhsAyrs

Update 6/26, 4:52 p.m.: The special event charge to park in the garage will not go into effect until after July 1. Parking there will remain free for the upcoming Freedom Blast. A heads up for all Greer residents and visitors planning on attending Freedom Blast or future events: Jason Street Parking Garage will have a $10 parking fee to park in the garage. The fee will only be in effect during special events going on in the city. During normal operation, there will be no charge to park in the garage.

City of Greer Fire Department Deputy Chief Josh Holzheimer was recently named to the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association Hall of Fame. Nominees inducted into the Hall of Fame must demonstrate outstanding contributions to the fire service beyond the local level. We are so proud of all Chief Holzheimer does for us here in Greer and for the fire service across the state. Please join us in congratulating him for this accomplishment!

The week of 🎆 Freedom Blast 🎆 is here! Here’s what all the City of Greer has in store for you this week: Tuesday (6/25) Farmers Market - 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM - City Park City Council - 6:30 – 8:30 PM - City Hall Thursday (6/27): Moonlight Movies - 7:00 – 11:00 PM - City Park Saturday (6/29): Freedom Blast - 6:00 - 10:30 PM - City Park

Freedom Blast is just one week away! Mark your calendars for next Saturday, June 29, from 6 – 10 PM for live music, fireworks, amusement rides and more. We hope to see you there!

Interested in a behind the scenes look at what makes the City of Greer tick? If so, you don’t want to miss out on this year’s Civics Academy! The Greer Civics Academy is a free ten-week course that allows residents to explore each and every city department to get a better understanding of how your local government works for you. Registration is now open for the Fall 2024 session and starts on September 5th with a rundown from City leadership as well as a tour of City Hall. Classes occur each following Thursday and take place from 5:30 – 7:30 PM. For more information, head on over to the Civics Academy page: https://www.cityofgreer.org/o/admin/page/civics-academy

As Freedom Blast approaches, the City of Greer’s very own Robbie Davis was invited on to Your Carolina by Jamarcus Gaston to speak on the upcoming event! Freedom Blast is a great event for the whole family and aims to highlight veterans and the many organizations who represent them. Expect to see BootPrint, the Joyce Scott Chapter of the NSDAR, and many local veterans there! Want to watch the Your Carolina coverage? Check out: https://www.wspa.com/.../freedom-blast-with-city-of-greer/ Thank you again to Your Carolina for having us out!