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Police review block party requests
Police review block party requests
The Hinsdale Police Department first reviews requests for block parties to determine if their location would disrupt too much traffic.
“Once you start barricading major streets, safety becomes a concern,” Deputy Police Chief Kevin Simpson said.
The Police Department has asked residents who wanted to hold a block party on Garfield Avenue or Madison Street to relocate the party to another nearby street with less traffic.
“People are happy to do it, there is no pushback,” Simpson said.
He believes the July 27 block party on County Line Road was “an oversight on our part,” because farther south, County Line becomes a major north-south route.
“We want to inconvenience as few people as possible.”
Updated: September 10, 2012 6:13AM
The Hinsdale Police Department first reviews requests for block parties to determine if their location would disrupt too much traffic.
“Once you start barricading major streets, safety becomes a concern,” Deputy Police Chief Kevin Simpson said.
The Police Department has asked residents who wanted to hold a block party on Garfield Avenue or Madison Street to relocate the party to another nearby street with less traffic.
“People are happy to do it, there is no pushback,” Simpson said.
He believes the July 27 block party on County Line Road was “an oversight on our part,” because farther south, County Line becomes a major north-south route.
“We want to inconvenience as few people as possible.”
