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Council approves 2026 farmers' market road closures, separately OKs Sept. 12 Lane/Wayne Street closure
Summary
Danville Town Council approved road closures for the 2026 farmers' market season (May 2 start through September) and separately approved a Sept. 12 Lane/Wayne Street closure; both motions passed 5-0.
Council debated and approved road closures requested for the 2026 farmers' market season, including an earlier opening on May 2 and an extended season through September. Keith Madeline, representing the Chamber, asked the council to close sections of the square on Saturday mornings and to consider closing Wayne Street to improve vendor access and trailer movement. “About 1,000” people on average were reported to attend Saturday markets, Madeline said.
Councilors discussed vendor participation during the Sept. fair, adjustments to no-parking signage (changing a ‘no parking after 6AM’ sign to read ‘Saturday, 6AM to 1PM’) and coordination with Tri Kappa for vendor placement. The council first moved to approve closures for the market season (excluding Sept. 12), a motion that was made, seconded and approved 5-0.
Because Sept. 12 would conflict with fair activities, the council then considered the Sept. 12 request as a separate motion specific to Lane/Wayne Street. The separate motion to approve the Sept. 12 lane closure was seconded and approved 5-0.
Both actions included direction to staff and the police department for traffic control and signage; the motions were recorded on the docket and carried unanimously as recorded in the meeting transcript.
