City Streets Closing for Popcorn Festival

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing that beginning Tuesday, September 7th at 6:00 p.m., detours will be posted in the downtown Marion area to accommodate the activities for the 2010 Marion Popcorn Festival. Streets will remain closed until after the festival’s conclusion at midnight on Saturday and could remain closed into early Sunday morning for festival clean-up.

The following downtown streets will be closed to traffic beginning September 7th: 

• Center St. between State St. and Campbell St.
• Church St. between Prospect St. and Main St
• Main St. between Church St. and Huber St.
• Prospect St. between Church St. and George St.
• Oak St. between Center St. and Huber St.

In preparation for and during the Popcorn Parade on Thursday, September 9th, closure of a number of area streets will begin at 4:00 p.m.  The parade is set to start at 6:00 p.m.  The following is a list of changes and closures for streets on September 9th:

• Kensington St. will become two-way at 4:00 p.m.
• East Center St. between Kensington St. and State St. will close at 5:00 p.m.  
• Forest Lawn Blvd. from Center St. to Mt. Vernon Ave. will close at 5:00 p.m.
• The following streets will be closed between East Center St. and East Church St.:

- Pennsylvania Ave. - Merchant Ave. - Homer St.
- Kenmore Ave. - Clover Ave. - Spencer St. 

• The following streets will be closed between East Center St. and Wilson Ave.:

- Chicago Ave. - Boone Ave. - Franconia Ave.
- Johnson St. - True Ave.

• The following streets will be closed until the conclusion of the parade:

- State St. between Center St. and Washington St.
- Main St. between Church St. and Hill St.
- Delaware Ave. between Hill St. and Washington St.
- Hill St. between Main St. and State St.

On Thursday, September 9th, Marion Area Transit will close at 3:00 p.m. in preparation for the many street closures in the area of the Popcorn Festival Parade.  However, on Friday, September 10th, normal operating hours will resume.