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Committee recommends consent-agenda approvals for summer and holiday events, subject to insurance and safety reviews
Summary
The Highway Committee recommended conditional approval of several event requests from the Ephrata Rec Center and Mainspring of Ephrata — including the Firecracker 5 Mile Race, Memorial Day 5K, a South Academy Drive closure (date listed in request as July 4, 2025), a Tree Lighting with fireworks, and a Veterans Day Railroad Avenue closure — subject to emergency-management and police review and certificates of insurance naming the Borough as additional insured.
The Highway Committee reviewed multiple event requests from local organizations and recommended that Borough Council conditionally approve them, with conditions recorded in the committee notes. Items forwarded to the March 9 consent agenda included:
- A Feb. 2, 2026 request from the Ephrata Rec Center and Ephrata War Memorial Association to hold the 49th Annual Firecracker 5 Mile Race; the course is not finalized and the committee conditioned approval on EMC Gockley and Chief McKim review and receipt of a certificate of insurance naming the Borough as additional…
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