>At the insistence of Deputy Mayor Keith Killion, a plan to move the Village’s annual holiday tree lighting ceremony to Van Neste Park has been revitalized.
A live tree will be planted within the park, which will eliminate the requirement for street closures and the need to cut a tree down every year.
Village Manager James Ten Hoeve advised Council members that this new plan would pay for itself in just two (2) years by cutting associated tree removal costs, transportation costs/logistics, and personnel overtime. It would also result in Ridgewood Avenue and North and South Broad Streets remaining open for the free flow of traffic. It is not known whether Van Neste Square would be closed for the event.