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Sunbury plans expanded beer garden, security and street closures for Sizzle; Labor Day market to close Granville Street
Summary
Committee reviewed event logistics for Sunbury Sizzle and the Labor Day Market, including an expanded beer garden on Cherry Street, private security hiring, a requested Granville Street closure for the Labor Day Market and improvements to event communications and bus service.
The Sunbury City Parks and Recreation Committee on Aug. 6 reviewed operational plans for the upcoming Sunbury Sizzle & Sounds event and a Labor Day market, and confirmed several public-safety and traffic measures.
Organizers told the committee the beer garden at Sizzle will be extended farther down Cherry Street; the service team is coordinating movable street barriers and expected to test barriers borrowed from the City of Delaware. The city plans to use a private security firm (identified in meeting notes as Big Walnut) to staff gates and the beer garden; the police department will patrol and respond if incidents escalate. Amber, parks staff, said the professional security team will also be asked to help enforce a chairs-on-the-grass policy in the grassy seating area.
The committee confirmed that lighted signs warning drivers about closures will be placed in advance of Sizzle and that event organizers are coordinating with the media services contractor, Joey Thomas, on pre-event communications and event-day photography and video. Committee members said Cherry Creek (noted in the meeting as a site that will remain open) will remain accessible while other streets are closed for the event. Organizers said Civic has hired additional bus drivers this year to reduce service gaps and avoid long waits that occurred last year when drivers had missed coverage during breaks.
Separately, Jim Janison, representing a local civic group that runs the Labor Day Market, told the committee the market on Monday, Sept. 1 will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a kids’ area open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. He said 68 vendors are registered, including six food trucks, and that funds raised support youth service leadership programs. The committee noted the market application has been shared with police, fire and service and that no objections were raised; a formal request for a Granville Street closure will be forwarded to council for consideration at its upcoming agenda meeting.
No formal committee vote was recorded on the beer garden expansion or the Labor Day market at this meeting. The committee asked staff to place the Granville Street closure on the City Council agenda and to continue coordinating security, barriers and communications with police, fire and service staff.
