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Council approves Richmond High School Homecoming parade, directs MDOT closure request

5811138 · September 3, 2025

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Summary

The council authorized Richmond High School’s homecoming parade and directed the clerk to apply to MDOT for a temporary M‑19 closure from 5–6 p.m. on Sept. 26.

The Richmond City Council approved a request from Richmond High School to hold its annual Homecoming Parade on Main Street on Friday, Sept. 26, and directed the city clerk to apply to the Michigan Department of Transportation for permission to close M‑19 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the parade. The route will line up at Festival Drive, proceed to Washington Street to Main, travel south on Main to Division, and end at the high school parking lot. School officials Becky Borwick (dean of students) and Ariah Spencer (student council advisor) were identified in the staff report as contacts; the transcript records no public opposition. The motion to approve and to file the MDOT closure application passed by voice vote; the mayor noted, “Motion does pass.”