Girl Scouts approved to run drive-through cookie booths at South Russell Village Hall

The South Russell Village Council on an oral motion approved two Girl Scout troops to hold drive-through cookie booths on village property in March, subject to receipt of each troop's certificate of insurance and authorization for the mayor to sign the application.

The request came from members of Girl Scout Cadet Troop 713599 and a representative for Troop 70671, who said the booths would use the main parking lot at South Russell Village Hall with vehicles entering from Chillicothe and exiting onto Bell. Troop leaders described plans for 2–5 girls at each booth accompanied by two registered adults, tents if weather requires, and a policy that girls would not approach cars; adults would hand items to customers. April Dallas, who identified herself and gave an address during public comment, said: "We would like permission to hold drive thru cookie booths at South Russell Village Hall." (first reference: transcript block starting at 214.635 seconds).

Council members clarified logistics during the meeting. An application initially listed March 8 for one troop and March 15 for the other; the council amended times during discussion. The motion to approve Troop 70671 was amended and passed for Saturday, March 8 (time on application corrected during the meeting). A separate motion approved Troop 713599 for Saturday, March 15, with the council amending the troop's requested time to a 12 p.m.–4 p.m. slot during discussion. All approvals were conditioned on the village receiving the organization’s certificate of insurance and authorizing the mayor to sign once paperwork is complete.

Council members and staff also discussed operational details: the village sketch of vehicle flow (entry/exit) was corrected to match the troops’ plan; the police chief was mentioned as a point of contact for safety or traffic modifications; and council members advised the troops that, if severe weather posed a liability concern, cancellation could be considered rather than moving activities indoors. One council member noted that tents would be acceptable but expressed liability concerns about opening an indoor garage space to the public in poor weather.

The council called for staff to correct the application dates and sketches so village paperwork matched the troops' planned traffic flow. The meeting record shows motions made and seconded and that the motions passed after voice votes; the record does not list a roll-call tally for these two approvals.

The council thanked the scouts and their leaders before moving on to other business.