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Placerville commission weighs 250th‑anniversary planning, supports community partnerships for downtown events
Summary
Commissioners reviewed the 2025 events list and early 2026 applications, heard Golden History Association requests for a wagon‑train street closure, and discussed coordinating merchants, the fairgrounds and other venues to mark the nation’s 250th without overburdening city resources.
Staff presented the city’s special‑events calendar and preliminary 2026 applications and asked the commission how it wanted to approach the nation’s 250th anniversary. Mr. Lishman told commissioners that the city sponsors or co‑sponsors roughly seven council‑approved events each year and that staff is recommending small revisions to streamline permitting and cost recovery.
Two representatives of the Golden History Association—Gregory Zack and Loretta Riesak—asked the commission to support a wagon‑train street…
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