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Light Up Powhatan planning focuses on parking, volunteers and scholarship fundraising

Powhatan County Parks & Recreation Advisory Commission · June 4, 2026
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Summary

County staff and commissioners discussed logistics for the July 4 Light Up Powhatan event — fireworks, food trucks, parking and safety — with plans to post paid-parking information, recruit volunteers, and direct a portion of proceeds to the Parks & Recreation Scholarship Fund.

Powhatan County staff and commissioners discussed logistics for the Light Up Powhatan July 4 event during the June 4 PRAC meeting.

Sarah Barnett outlined plans for fireworks, food trucks and parking arrangements. Commissioners discussed parking fees, public communication and traffic management; Chair Judy Cain-Oliver recommended that paid-parking information be clearly posted on the county website.

Director Megan Heatwole said volunteers are needed and offered to distribute a sign-up link; she also reported that a portion of proceeds will support the Parks and Recreation Scholarship Fund and that the first scholarship application for summer camp has been received. No final budget or staffing allocations were decided at the meeting.