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Council backs Logan Downtown Alliance marathon route through Mendon
Summary
Logan Downtown Alliance organizer Gary Saxton briefed Mendon council on the marathon route (Sept. 19), noting about 250 runners, limited local closures, and that the event is U.S. track‑and‑field sanctioned and an Olympic‑qualifying course; council voted to support the event.
Gary Saxton (speaker 11), representing the Logan Downtown Alliance, described plans for the organization’s marathon to pass through Mendon on the third weekend in September. Saxton said the event is U.S. track‑and‑field sanctioned and serves as an Olympic‑qualifying course, expects roughly 250 runners, and would require local traffic‑only road closures with deputies directing local traffic during the run (estimated runner presence in Mendon between about 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.).
Council asked questions about timing, resident notifications and expected impact; Saxton said signs and advance notices are distributed and the event keeps traffic impacts small. The council then moved, seconded and supported a motion of formal support for the marathon route and local traffic controls.
The approval is a council endorsement for the event’s route and traffic plan; organizers and city staff will coordinate details (resident notification, placements of portable toilets and the single aid station described by Saxton).
