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Parks and Rec asks council to fast-track Veterans Day parade approval after application was not received
Summary
Parks and Recreation Director Keith Krause told council the Veterans Day parade organizers believed they had submitted an application on July 17 but the borough had no record. He said police and events staff had coordinated and recommended approving the parade at the next work session.
Keith Krause, director of the Parks and Recreation Department, told the Public Safety Committee that the Veterans Day parade is scheduled for Nov. 9 and that organizers believed they had submitted the application on July 17 but the borough had no record of it.
Why it matters: Parade approval requires municipal sign-offs for public safety and event services. Krause said the organizers have provided event details and are prepared to pay for required services, but borough staff need an official approval to proceed.
Krause said he had spoken with the police chief and Sergeant Maliki, who manages events, and confirmed the parade route and required services are the same as prior years. "I don't have an application. I emailed your number 2 guy a couple weeks ago asking where it was. The number 2 guy has been unavailable," Krause said, describing the administrative miscommunication. He asked whether the parade could be approved at the council work session next week.
Council members indicated no concerns with the event and directed that the matter be placed on the next work session agenda for formal approval. No formal vote was taken at the meeting.
Notes and limitations: The organizers and staff said services would be paid for; the transcript did not include a completed application in the meeting record or a final administrative approval at this session.
