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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 088-2016 sanctioning the closure of Main Street which becomes Wentworth Springs Road in the town of Georgetown, from School Street to State Highway 193, on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, between 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for the 2016 “Jeepers Jamboree Outdoor Expo,” subject to conditions set forth in Resolution 110-79 and in the road closure "Special Event Permit Application.”
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 088-2016 sanctioning the closure of Main Street which becomes Wentworth Springs Road in the town of Georgetown, from School Street to State Highway 193 (Hwy 193), on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, between 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for the 2016 “Jeepers Jamboree Outdoor Expo,” subject to conditions set forth in Resolution No. 110-79 and in the road closure "Special Event Permit Application.”
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
This year the 2016 “Jeepers Jamboree Outdoor Expo” is being sponsored by the Jeepers Jamboree and Jeep Jamboree, Inc. (Sponsors).
Barricades will be used during the event to prevent motor vehicle use on Main Street which becomes Wentworth Springs Road in the town of Georgetown, from School Street to Hwy 193. Vehicular traffic will be able to bypass this road closure by using either Church Street or South Street.
This road closure is requested to provide for the safety of participants, volunteers, and spectators by preventing vehicular traffic within the event area.
Other involved agencies have made no objections to this road closure.
ALTERNATIVES
If the Board does not approve the road closure the event would not take place at this time or location. If the Sponsors want to proceed with the event, other options would need to be explored.
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