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Borough, IUP and partners outline community yard sale, farmer’s market tie-in and a flag proposal for Philadelphia Street
Summary
Council heard plans for an Aug. 2 community yard sale and farmer-and-flea event and discussed an IUP proposal to place IUP/150-branded flags along Philadelphia Street for homecoming; manager-level approval of brackets was possible pending final placement permissions.
Council received updates on several community events and partnership proposals.
Community yard sale and farm-and-flea: Staff and partners (Indiana County Farmers Market, Center for Community Growth, S&T Bank and Indiana program partners) described a community-wide yard-sale and mini-farmers-market scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 2, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Participants can register via Eventbrite for a $5 spot; the lot at 8th Street and other designated lots will accommodate limited in-lot spaces and the event will include a Google Maps registry and an Eventbrite listing for lot registrants. Council members emphasized limiting initial participation to borough residents while organizers assess capacity.
IUP flag proposal and banner-posts: An IUP representative requested permission to place IUP/150-branded flags on Philadelphia Street from September through homecoming (Oct. 4) and possibly during spring commencement; council discussed whether existing banner posts had appropriate brackets and whether manager-level approval was sufficient to install brackets. Staff noted some brackets are missing and that manager-level approval for brackets and banner placement is typically appropriate; Downtown Indiana and the tourist bureau were cited as partners that also use posts and may coordinate bracket placement.
What’s next: staff will finalize event registration details, produce a map of participating locations and coordinate with IUP and public works on bracket installation and flag placement permissions.
