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Council approves event calendar and discussed street-closure routing for parades and shows
Summary
Council reviewed and provisionally approved multiple 2025 event dates — Easter egg hunt, homecoming parade, classic car show, farmers markets, food trucks, Halloween event and Christmas parade — and discussed parade routing, street-closure timing and potential traffic impacts.
Council reviewed the village’s 2025 events calendar and recommended approval of street-closure requests with staff follow-up on routing and public-notice details.
Key dates: the Easter-related event was discussed for April 20 (Easter Sunday) or the preceding Saturday; the homecoming parade is scheduled for June 14; a classic car show and concert will close downtown streets on Aug. 2 (1 p.m.–11 p.m.); farmers market dates include May 3 and June 7 (10 a.m.–1 p.m.) and July 12, Aug. 2 and Sept. 6 (4 p.m.–7 p.m.); food-truck events are tentatively set for June 21 and Sept. 20; Halloween activities are scheduled for Oct. 4 (noon–2 p.m.); and the Christmas parade on Dec. 6 may start earlier to avoid shift changes for officers.
Council members raised routing and traffic-control questions for the homecoming parade, asking whether an alternate route or alley access would better allow vehicles to exit and avoid U-turn backups. Staff said parade closures are generally short (30–60 minutes) but noted last year’s closure lasted 47 minutes in one instance. Members asked staff to obtain traffic counts and confirm routing and signage for delivery and emergency access.
Why it matters: street closures affect local traffic, deliveries and emergency routes. Council asked organizers to supply more detailed routing and to coordinate road-closure timing with the police department and special-event staff.
Ending: council approved proceeding with the events calendar and instructed staff to finalize routing, post official street-closure requests and coordinate timing details with event organizers and the police department.
