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Highway Committee to recommend conditional approval for 107th Ephrata Fair activities

Ephrata Borough Highway Committee · April 27, 2026

Summary

The Highway Committee reviewed a March 4 request from the Ephrata Farmers Day Association to hold activities for the 107th Ephrata Fair and will recommend Borough Council give conditional approval subject to insurance, PennDOT permit, solicitor review and sign-off from EMC Gockley and Chief McKim.

The Highway Committee reviewed a March 4, 2026 letter from the Ephrata Farmers Day Association, Inc. requesting permission to conduct activities associated with the 107th Ephrata Fair and agreed to recommend conditional approval to Borough Council. The committee listed four conditions: a satisfactory certificate of insurance naming the Borough as additional insured, review and approval by EMC Gockley and Chief McKim, a PennDOT Special Events Permit with the Association as applicant, and solicitor approval to make Hunter Alley one-way from West Fulton Street to West Franklin Street from Sept. 21–27.

The Committee indicated this item will appear on the Council consent agenda. No vote on final approval was recorded at the committee level; the request was advanced with conditions for Council action. Relevant stakeholders named in the packet include the Ephrata Farmers Day Association, EMC Gockley, and Chief McKim.

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