Clifton Forge Town Council Meets March 12, 2019   Clifton Forge, VA - COUNCIL AGENDA TOWN OF CLIFTON FORGE, VIRGINIA 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2019 CLIFTON FORGE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 547 MAIN STREET • INVOCATION • CALL TO ORDER • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE * PRESENTATION - Presentation by Kroger Associates—Lucinda Bookman and Wendy Marshall - Clifton Forge School of the Arts Update—Laura Rainone • CONSENT AGENDA • MINUTES      Council Meeting          February 26, 2019                                                                      RECOMMENDATION: Approve minutes of February 26, 2019 • ACTION ITEMS REQUEST BY CLIFTON FORGE MAIN STREET TO HOLD THE “SHORTEST ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE IN VIRGINIA”      Clifton Forge Main Street requests permission to hold the “Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Virginia” on Sunday, March 17, 2019, from 411 E. Ridgeway St. to Jack Mason’s Tavern at 400 E. Ridgeway St. and to use Loop Street Parking Lot to set up two EZ-Up canopies to be used as a staging area prior to the parade. Balloons attached to cones will be used to mark the crosswalk route with a possibility of some balloons on the lampposts on either side of the street. The parade will begin at approximately 3 PM and it is anticipated there will be 50-100 people in attendance. Any balloons or markings used will be removed immediately after the event.                               RECOMMENDATION: Grant permission • REQUEST BY THE ALLEGHANY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR ROAD CLOSURE      In order to offer a safe experience for visitors and comply with the requirements of the Host Services Agreement to host the WWI/WWII Profiles of Honor traveling exhibit, the Chamber is asking that Church Street be closed between Jefferson and the Clifton Forge School of the Arts from 8 AM on Friday, May 31, 2019 until 6 PM on Saturday, June 1, 2019 during the Heritage Day celebration.           RECOMMENDATION: Grant request • MANAGER’S COMMENTS - UPCOMING EVENTS * ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS ARTS AND CRAFTS CENTER - THE ART OF CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL AT THE MASONIC—SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 2019, 10 AM * CLIFTON FORGE PUBLIC LIBRARY - TODDLER TIME—WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2019, 11-11:45 AM - PRE-SCHOOL STORY TIME—WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20 & April 17, 2019, 11 AM – NOON - JULIA KELLER (AUTHOR AND BOOK SIGNING) AT THE MASONIC—FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2019 * CLIFTON FORGE SCHOOL OF THE ARTS - JAMMIN AT THE MILL—FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2019, 7 PM * MASONIC THEATRE - HEART OF THE COMMUNITY CELEBRATING THE IRISH PROGRESSIVE DINNER—SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019, 5:30 PM - ROBBIE LIMON—THE SINGER AND SONGWRITERS SHOW—SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 2019, 7:30 PM - RHYTHM OF THE DANCE—MONDAY, MARCH 18, 2019, 7 PM - HISTORIC MASONIC THEATRE TOUR—SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019, 11 AM PUBLIC COMMENTS COUNCIL COMMENTS CLOSED SESSION – PURSUANT TO SECTION CHAPTER 2.2-3711 – A-3 REAL ESTATE: PROPOSAL and A-& LEGAL: CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL

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