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Committee recommends keeping existing July 4 parade route this year; ODOT permit required to close State Route 37
Summary
Sunbury City staff recommended retaining the current July 4 parade route for 2025 and seeking an Ohio Department of Transportation permit to close State Route 37 for the procession; the committee discussed crowding, parade dispersal and future changes tied to a planned SR‑37 widening project.
City staff and the Events and Commemoration Committee on March 20 recommended keeping the existing July 4 parade route for 2025 while the committee studies timing and dispersal patterns and pursues a permit from the Ohio Department of Transportation to close State Route 37 during the parade.
Staff described the current route as starting at Big Walnut Middle School, proceeding down Columbus…
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