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Board approves 2025 special-events calendar, narrows long First Friday street closures to improve safety
Summary
The Carbondale Board of Trustees unanimously approved the Special Events Task Force’s 2025 calendar and street-closure plan after staff and trustees discussed shortening long First Friday closures, volunteer crossing support and security needs for big events.
Carbondale trustees voted unanimously to approve the Special Events Task Force’s 2025 calendar and recommendations for street closures and event operations, including changes aimed at reducing public-works overtime and improving safety at First Friday downtown activations.
The task force presented a calendar that lists about 98 unique event days on town land across 2025 and proposed limiting long First Friday closures (Main Street full closures that previously ran from Went to Snowmass Drive) in favor of shorter closures that run from Went to Third Street during winter months and a segmented-closure approach during the May–September season. The board approved the calendar and associated closures following a discussion about safety, volunteer support for crossings and the logistics of access to Soper’s…
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