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Council backs rented barricades, lower-profile fencing to curb parade crowding and risk
Summary
After reviewing footage and post-event assessments, the council supported renting event barricades along Maple Avenue and lowering previously used landscaping fencing to reduce people sitting in the roadway and to improve crowd control at the Halloween parade.
Vienna’s council agreed at a work session on April 21 to move forward with renter‑provided barricades on the Maple Avenue parade route after discussing safety concerns raised during last year’s Halloween parade.
Council members, the police chief and Parks & Recreation staff described recurring problems: spectators placing chairs and…
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