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Council approves Celebrate Montrose parade route and temporary road closures
Summary
Council approved the parade route for Celebrate Montrose and authorized temporary closures (some streets staged at 11 a.m., parade to start at 1 p.m.), with staff and volunteers coordinating barricades and traffic control.
The council approved the parade route proposed by Celebrate Montrose and authorized temporary road closures and staging procedures. Organizers said staging will begin at 11:00 a.m., with the parade starting about 1:00 p.m. and lasting roughly 45 minutes to an hour. Staff and organizers discussed staffing intersections, borrowing barricades from nearby towns if necessary, and posting no-parking signage ahead of the event.
Public Works staff and organizers agreed to coordinate barricade and volunteer needs; the council moved to close roads on parade day and the motion was recorded in the transcript as passing with a 4-0 tally. Staff said they will inventory barricades and provide what they can, advising organizers to borrow extra equipment from neighboring jurisdictions if needed.
