The latest dinosaur structure to find a home in Vernal has been given a name. Vernal City has announced that the new shade structure soaring above the patio space on the Cobble Rock Block has been named after a beloved ‘Land Before Time’ character. “After an incredible community response with hundreds of name suggestions and two rounds of public voting, the Vernal City Council officially recognized ‘Petrie’ as the community’s favorite and official name of the structure in last Wednesday’s regular City Council meeting,” shares the announcement. The shade structure materials were funded with a T-Mobile Hometown grant. The structure was designed by Vernal City’s Public Works Director/City Engineer Keith Despain and the dino shade was fabricated and constructed by city street employees – led by Riley Harrison. The patio project will be finished off with string lights over the patio and LED lighting under the shade structure.
