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Council approves temporary alley closure for resident’s July birthday event
Summary
Columbiana City Council unanimously approved a resident’s request to close a local alley from 12:01 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on July 11, 2026, for a private birthday party after the applicant, Angelita Gomez, explained safety concerns for children at the event.
Angelita Gomez, who identified herself for the record, asked the Columbiana City Council for permission to temporarily close the alley by her house so her private birthday party would be safer for children. "I was asking to see if I could close the alley by my house for the birthday party because it's a one-way street... and like we're going to have a lot of little kids there," Gomez told the council.
Council members confirmed they had received the completed event application and photos submitted by Gomez. A councilmember moved to approve a modified closure period and proposed closing the alley from 12:01 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. on July 11, 2026; another member seconded the motion. The council called the roll and recorded affirmative votes from Kato, Solder, Datilio, Listen and Graham. The mayor announced the motion was approved and encouraged Gomez to send invitations to the council.
The approval was framed as an event management decision; council noted business-owner permission would be required at affected locations and that the city had the applicant’s event paperwork on file. No fees, conditions or additional restrictions were discussed on the record at the meeting.
