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Trenton study session reviews special-events policy; staff to pursue 90‑day notice and business notifications
Summary
At a Trenton City Council study session, city staff reviewed the special-events policy and said they would seek to require applications 90 days in advance and set up redundant notifications to impacted businesses to reduce last‑minute changes and protect emergency access on West Jefferson and West Road.
City staff reviewed Trenton’s special‑events policy at a council study session and said they will aim to require event applications 90 days ahead of an event and set up formal notifications to affected businesses to reduce last‑minute changes that can complicate emergency response and business operations.
Dean, a city staff member leading the review, said the current policy asks for applications 60 days in advance but noted the city has often waived that requirement. "Closing West and West Jefferson is gonna be, going forward, is gonna be very very difficult for the next probably 2 years until the new fire station is occupied and online," Dean said, pointing to limited street access, a permanent closure of 3rd Street and other routing constraints that complicate fire and…
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