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Sanford council approves temporary closures for farmers market, block party and Strawberry Jammin'; consent agenda adopted
Summary
Council unanimously approved closure resolutions for the Pilgrim’s Sanford Agricultural Marketplace (Saturdays April–Nov.), street closures for the April Sanford Block Party, and Steele Street closure for Strawberry Jammin'; the consent agenda and multiple routine ordinances and agreements were also approved.
The Sanford City Council unanimously approved a series of event-related temporary closures and a multi-item consent agenda at its March 17 meeting.
Parks Administrator Caroline Jeffries described a resolution to close the Pilgrim's Sanford Agricultural Marketplace parking lot and the adjacent field on Saturdays from April 4 through Nov. 21, 2026, between 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. for the Sanford Farmers Market. Council Member Jean Dabbs made the motion to approve; Council Member Walter Ferguson seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
Jeffries also presented a request from an organizer to temporarily close portions of Washington Avenue, Dudley Avenue, Church Street, Boykin Avenue and Crestview Street on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the Sanford Block Party; Council approved the resolution unanimously. Downtown Sanford, Inc., requested closure of Steele Street from Carthage Street to Wicker Street on April 25, 2026 (with an alternate date of May 2) from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. for "Strawberry Jammin' 2026"; Council Member Linda Rhodes moved approval, Council Member Christopher Petty seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.
Earlier in the meeting the council unanimously approved the agenda and a consent agenda that included the release of several past closed-session minutes, the March 3 meeting minutes, budget amendments for the Jack Bennett Road water tank removal and a Lead Service Line Inventory Project, a sanitary sewer route study agreement, a professional services agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc., a rental agreement with the Farmer's Market Board, a memorandum with NC Cooperative Extension for the Pilgrim's Sanford Agricultural Marketplace, and adoption of the Cape Fear Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan as listed on the meeting exhibits.
Council adjourned following those items after a motion by Council Member Walter Ferguson that carried unanimously.
