HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Resolution approving closure of portions of streets for 4th of July activities on July 4, 2026RESOLUTION NO. 25-617
RESOLUTION APPROVING STREET CLOSURES
FOR 4TH OF JULY PARADE
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS, Ames Main Street (AMS) is organizing the community parade for the
2026 Downtown 4th of July celebration; and,
WHEREAS, parade staging will take place on Northwestern Avenue between
Wheatsfield Grocery and Main Street, Allan Drive, Pearle Avenue, City Hall Parking Lots
M and MM; and,
WHEREAS, to facilitate parade staging and movement, street closures will be
needed from 6:00 a.m. until the end of the parade for the following streets: Main Street,
from the east Central Business District (CBD) Lot entrance to the Grand Avenue
overpass, continuing on Northwestern Avenue to 6th Street (Wheatsfield customers will
be allowed access at 6th Street); Allan Drive; Pearle Avenue; 5th Street from Grand
Avenue to Douglas Avenue; Clark Avenue from the south driveway of the CBD Lot to
Sixth Street; Burnett Avenue from Main Street to 5th Street; Kellogg Avenue from just
south of Main Street to 5th Street; and, Douglas Avenue from Main Street to 5th Street;
and,
WHEREAS, Public Works staff will provide barricades as needed to close the
streets and control access to the parking lots, and Ames Main Street will have volunteers
at each barricaded intersection, and the Police Department will assist at the busiest
intersections.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,
Iowa, that the aforementioned street closures for the 2026 4th of July Parade are hereby
approved.
ADOPTED THIS 16th day of December, 2025.
_______________________________ _________________________________
Renee Hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 16th day of December, 2025.