Washington board approves short closure of Southeast 4th Street for July 2 community barbecue

The City of Washington Board of Public Works and Safety approved a request to close a short segment of Southeast 4th Street for a community barbecue scheduled July 2. The request on file lists the closure as July 2 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; the event presenter said they expect to need the street for roughly 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The approval came after a brief discussion about maintaining access to an adjacent city parking lot and avoiding disruption to a business situated on a curve near the requested closure. The presenter said tents and canopies will be set up in front of their building and that barricades will be available; the board noted the blue building owner (Dusty) likely would not object to the short-term closure.

Chair (transcript label S1) moved to approve the request and the motion was seconded on the record; no dissent was recorded. Board members asked staff to ensure parking access from the lot during the closure and to supply barricades the morning of the event.

The board did not record a formal roll-call vote in the transcript. The record shows approval by motion and second; the time window in the request and the presenter's described needs differ, and the board did not explicitly reconcile those two times during the discussion.