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RESOLUTION NO. 88-264
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED December 13, 1988
ADOPTED December 13, 1988
AUTHORIZING CLOSING OF KING STREET BETWEEN LOUDOUN AND
CORNWALL AND MARKET STREET BETWEEN CHURCH AND WIRT STREET
DURING THE "FIRST NIGHT LEESBURG" NEW YEAR'S EVE CELE-
BRATION
WHEREAS, the FY 1989 budget for the Town of Leesburg includes an appro-
priation in the amount of $1500 as a contribution to assist with expenses
for the "First Night Leesburg" New Year's Eve celebration; and
WHEREAS, this event is a safe, non-alcoholic alternative to traditional
New Year's Eve festivities; and
WHEREAS, this event promotes the economic development of downtown Lees-
burg; and
WHEREAS, "First Night Leesburg" offers significant cultural and enter-
tainment opportunities to Leesburg's citizens; and
WHEREAS, the "First Night Leesburg" committee has asked that King Street
between Market and Cornwall and Market between Church and Wirt be closed to
traffic during the event to help stage some of the entertainment activities:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. "First Night Leesburg" is endorsed as a family alternative to
traditional New Year's Eve celebrations.
SECTION II. The manager is authorized to issue a permit, under Section
10-13 of the Town Code, to the "First Night Leesburg" con~nittee to close King
Street, between Loudoun and Cornwall and Market, between Church and Wirt, on
December 31, 1988 between 7:45 p.m. and 12:15 a.m. for the final event of the
festival.
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RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING CLOSING OF STREETS DURING "FIRST NIGHT LEESBURG"
SECTION III. The closing of King and Market Streets shall alamo be con-
ditioned on receipt of a $500,000 public liability insurance policy, naming
the town as an additional insured, with respect to insuring the town against
any liability for personal injury or death and damages to property occurring
as a result of the use of Leesburg's streets for "First Night Leesburg".
ATTEST:
PASSED this 13th
day of December , 1988.
Town of Leesburg