Board approves Bear Cub Crawl permit with condition that every intersection be staffed

The Glens Falls Board of Public Safety voted April 8 to approve a permit for the event variously referenced in the record as the "Bear Cub Crawl" (the transcript sometimes used alternate spellings). Approval was conditioned on the understanding that every intersection on the route would be staffed with marshals or volunteers and that organizers would use walkie-talkies to coordinate.

Board members stressed that a Saturday route through busy streets requires visible, vested marshals at each crossing to protect runners and pedestrians and to coordinate with traffic. One board member summarized the requirement as needing "somebody in a vest at all of them." Because the transcript sometimes used differing names for the event during discussion, board members and organizers clarified only that the organizers must meet the intersection-staffing requirement as written.

Mr. Love, representing the school district, addressed the board and said he would take staffing concerns back to the committee and work to secure course marshals and volunteers. After a motion to approve the resolution that included the intersection-staffing stipulation, the board voted in favor by voice vote.

The permit will move forward with the condition that event organizers ensure marshalling at each intersection and provide the agreed coordination (walkie-talkies) and volunteer coverage before the event.