City commission approves street closures for events

The Vernon City Commission approved three street closings as part of last Tuesday’s regular meeting at City Hall. Closure of Houston Street from Martin Luther King Street to McKinney Street, on July 23 2022, from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. for a planned celebration was approved. A request from Rodney Chavez to close the parking area and possibly part of the sidewalk during Summers Last Blast to allow for a Motorcycle Show was approved.
Next a request from Amanda Lehman, representing the Main Street Committee, was approved to close Olive Street from Fannin to Main Street and Main Street to Cumberland Street on August 11, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. to allow for the Main Street Car Show.

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