The Romulus City Council voted unanimously Monday to grant a no-fee special-event permit and approve road closures for the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Walk.

The council approved a motion to concur with the petitioner’s request to close Wick Road eastbound to Wayne Road and partially close Wayne Road from Wick Road South to Romulus High School. Councilwoman Talley moved the motion; Councilwoman Abdo seconded. The roll-call vote was recorded as Yes from Talley, Abdo, Williams, Wadsworth, Roscoe and the chair; the motion carried.

Reverend Arthur Willis, listed on the agenda as the petitioner, told the council the route was important to the event’s tradition and that organizers had already contacted the county about closing the road segments. “We want to go back to Wick again because it’s a great route for us,” he said, asking the council to approve the permit and closures.

Council members did not change the route or add conditions on the record. The permit approval covers the special-event permit and the specified road closures; additional approvals from county authorities may be required for county-owned road segments.

The council did not disclose any required insurance, security, or traffic-control conditions in the motion as recorded; those details, if required, were not specified in the meeting transcript.