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Sunbury confirms July 4 parade route, evening family events and police staffing
Summary
City staff reviewed parade timing, route and evening fireworks logistics: parade starts at 10 a.m. from the middle school; evening family activities begin at 6 p.m. at the middle school and fireworks will be launched at the usual location. Police coverage is mandatory for the holiday and some service staff volunteer for parade logistics.
Alyssa, parks staff, briefed the committee that the Fourth of July parade will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, stepping off from the middle school, proceeding north past the square and returning via State Route 37 to the school.
She said family-focused evening events will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the middle school and include a kids zone, food trucks and a DJ; fireworks will be set off at the location used in prior years. Staff emphasized that heat — not rain — is the primary safety concern for the holiday and that a virtual safety coordination call with organizers and safety forces was scheduled for the day before the event.
On staffing, the committee heard that the service and sewer crews have in prior years volunteered to support parade logistics — parking city vehicles at intersections and assisting for roughly a three‑hour window in the morning — but those shifts are not mandatory. By contrast, the police department treats the day as a mandatory work day with officers assigned both to parade support and to maintain patrol coverage across other shifts. Staff noted the full-day staffing demand for Sunbury public-safety personnel.
Staff also flagged logistics and communications: an updated public-parking map is in the meeting packet; J.R. Smith Park will be closed to parking for the holiday and staff will post closures and parking instructions on social media ahead of the weekend. The committee did not take a formal vote on the event details but directed staff to continue coordination with safety partners and post parking closure information.
