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Village to close Magnolia Circle to nonresidents for Halloween; residents to display parking passes
Summary
Ravena trustees will close Magnolia Circle to nonlocal traffic on Oct. 31, distribute dashboard passes and enforce no on-street parking to keep trick-or-treating safer; police and fire personnel will assist at the entrance.
The Ravena Village Board announced plans to close Magnolia Circle to nonlocal traffic for Halloween on Friday, Oct. 31, with local access only from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., and to prohibit on-street parking in Magnolia during the event to improve pedestrian safety.
Organizers said they will distribute two dashboard passes to every house in Magnolia, and residents should place a pass in their dashboard to show they live in the circle. Police will patrol the area to enforce the parking restriction. Volunteers, including police officers or fire department personnel, will staff the Magnolia entrance at times to control vehicle access.
Trustees and staff said the measure has worked well in prior years and is intended to protect children trick-or-treating in the neighborhood. Organizers noted exceptions for daycare centers retrieving children and emergency vehicles. The village will produce and deliver a colored half-sheet flyer to each residence in Magnolia to explain the procedure.
Trustees also reminded residents that other neighborhoods in the village host trick-or-treating and trunk-or-treat events and encouraged people to spread out to reduce pressure on a single location.
