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Tipton approves Farmers & Artists Market and car-club fundraiser street closures
Summary
The Board of Public Safety approved Court Street closures for the Tipton Farmers & Artists Market (12 dates, primarily Saturdays; three Wednesdays in the evening) and granted closures for the Jack Wagons Car Club cruise/fundraiser including a Salvation Army bucket drop; board members asked organizers to limit how far south closures extend to avoid blocking county access.
Organizers received the board’s approval to close Court Street for the Tipton Farmers & Artists Market and to permit street closures for the Jack Wagons Car Club cruise-ins and a Salvation Army fundraiser.
Chelsea, who identified herself to the board as the market organizer, asked for 12 dates—mostly Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and three Wednesday evenings from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.—to accommodate vendors, live music and activities. She said the vendor footprint would generally stop at the first exit near the green space so county employee access would not be blocked. “I all invite you to come,” she told the board.
Board members asked for clarity about how far south closures would reach and suggested coordinating event setup to avoid blocking county access. The chair moved to approve the Tipton Farmers & Artists Market street-closure request as presented; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
Separately, the Jack Wagons Car Club requested standard cruise-in street closures and a Salvation Army fundraising presence at Main and Jefferson. The board moved and seconded approval of the car-club closures and the fundraiser; the chair announced the motion passed by voice vote.
Both approvals were voice votes; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript. Organizers were asked to coordinate logistics with city staff to avoid blocking business or county operations.
