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Cross Plains approves Trout Days permit but defers street‑closure plan after businesses warn of access, safety harms
Summary
The Village of Cross Plains approved a 12‑day permit for Trout Days but withheld approval of the Mill Creek Parkway street closure and parking plan after business owners and property managers said closures would block customer access, threaten disabled parking and emergency egress; trustees asked organizers to return with a detailed traffic plan.
The Village of Cross Plains board on March 23 approved a Trout Days special‑event permit while explicitly withholding approval of a proposed Mill Creek Parkway street closure and related parking plan.
Several business owners and a property manager told trustees that closing Mill Creek for the event — currently proposed for Saturday, May 2 — would cut off customer and patient access and could force some small businesses to close for the day. Alicia Abney, owner of PJ’s Pizza at 1830 Main Street, said closing the road would disrupt delivery drivers and leave her business to “bear the cost of me closing,” and asked the board to consider monitored blockades or reserved parking that would allow pickups to continue.
"Shutting the pharmacy down in no way that people would be able to pick…
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