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Resident asks council to add soapbox derby revival to April 7 agenda
Summary
A resident asked the council to place an item on the April 7 agenda to consider closing Waukegan Road for a soapbox race on June 28, describing personal history with the event and a planning timeline.
At the start of the March 17 meeting during public comment, Justin Bender said he has been involved with the McHenry soapbox (soapbox derby) event for about 19 years and asked the council to place the item on the April 7 agenda so the council could consider a request to close Waukegan Road on June 28 to resume the race. Bender said he has been working for about six months on a detailed plan and resources to bring the event back and emphasized the event’s history in the community.
The mayor invited other public comment; none was offered before the meeting proceeded to presentations.
Ending: Council did not take any immediate action on the request at the March 17 meeting; the speaker explicitly asked that the item be placed on the April 7 agenda.
