City highlights summer events: Family Fun Day, food-truck Friday and fishing rodeo

City leaders used open discussion at the May 26 Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting to thank residents for Memorial Day turnout and to promote upcoming summer programs hosted by Bartlett Parks and Recreation and the Bartlett Library.

Parks and library staff announced a Family Fun Day with games and summer-reading sign-ups, scheduled for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The city also will run Food Truck Friday at Freeman Park from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a rotating lineup of local vendors. Organizers listed several sponsors and asked residents to follow the city's social channels for updates.

The Music by the Lake concert series at BPAC begins June 12 and will feature Almost Elton; the Bartlett Live music series starts July 18 and runs through the summer with multiple acts. Parks staff highlighted corporate sponsorship from local and regional businesses that help support the series.

Parks staff also detailed the annual fishing rodeo set for June 6, noting sign-ups at a local bait shop and that last year's event drew more than 500 children. Staff provided logistics: poles in the lake at 6:00 a.m., out at 8:00 a.m., and four age categories. Officials encouraged families to register in advance.

The board offered these announcements during open discussion and adjourned after confirming no citizens had signed up to speak during the public-comment portion of the agenda.