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Organizers seek city permission to close streets around Scully Park for Touch A Truck in September
Summary
Tammy Bunner asked the council to place a request on the consent agenda to use Scully Park and extended nearby streets for the Touch A Truck children’s event in September; organizers plan sensory-friendly hour and expect roughly 300 attendees.
Tammy Bunner, an organizer of the Touch A Truck event, told the Committee of the Whole on July 29 that organizers plan to move the event from October to September and to use Scully Park with extended street closures to accommodate more vehicles and displays.
“Last year was the first year we did Touch A Truck… It was a free event for the kids, and it was very successful for our first year. I'm guessing about 300 people showed up,” Tammy Bunner said. She requested closing Decatur Street from Kickapoo to McLean, McLean Street from Decatur to Pulaski, and Clinton Street from Kickapoo to Hamilton, while leaving Kickapoo open for parking. She said Lincoln FFA expects to bring farm equipment and that the event hours would remain 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with 9 to 10 a.m. designated as sensory-free (no lights or sirens).
Council members asked about notifying residents and businesses; Bunner said organizers left notices with affected residents last year and would consult businesses (Sherwin Williams, Gazzardos and others) and check on activities at the dance studio. The mayor asked to place the request on the consent agenda for formal approval.
Next steps: staff to include the requested park and street closures on the consent agenda and organizers to coordinate notifications and final logistics with affected property owners and businesses.
