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Valparaiso trustees approve street closures for Val Days car show and parade; chair abstains
Summary
At a May 21 special meeting, the Valparaiso Board of Trustees approved street closures for a June 5 car show and a June 7 parade as part of Val Days. Both motions passed with four trustees voting yes and Chair Dan Homes abstaining. The meeting adjourned at 6:04 p.m.
The Valparaiso Board of Trustees approved street closures for two Val Days events during a special meeting on May 21, 2026, at the Valparaiso Senior/Community Center.
Trustee Pierce moved to allow street closures for the Val Days car show on June 5, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m., specifying Second Street from Spruce to Oak and Pine Street from Second Street to Third Street; Trustee Draper seconded the motion. The board voted: Turnwall, yes; Brightenburg, yes; Pierce, yes; Draper, yes; Homes, abstain. The motion carried.
Trustee Brightenburg then moved to approve street closures for the Val Days parade on Sunday, June 7, 2026, at 4:30 p.m., listing Seventh Street from Spruce to Pine, Pine Street from Seventh to Second, and Second Street from Pine to Oak; Trustee Turnwall seconded. Trustees voted: Draper, yes; Turnwall, yes; Brightenburg, yes; Pierce, yes; Homes, abstain. That motion also passed.
Dan Homes, listed in the meeting record as the chairperson, is shown as abstaining on both votes in the minutes. The minutes do not record reasons for the abstentions.
The meeting was brief. Trustee Turnwall moved to adjourn, and the board adjourned at 6:04 p.m. The minutes are signed by Stephanie Nelson, Clerk, and Dan Homes, Chairperson. The board noted its next meeting is scheduled for June 9 at the Valparaiso Senior/Community Center.
