The Concordia Board of Aldermen considered a street closure request during its meeting on Monday, October 3.

Aldermen considered closing Gordon Street from SW 8th Street to SWW 9th Street for Project Connect. Project Connect is a one-day public health outreach event designed to help under served and uninsured adults find needed community resources. City Administrator Dale Klussman says the board approved the request for the safety of the people attending the event.

The street closure will take effect on November 29, 2022.

In other news from the meeting, the board approved a request to hold the Concordia Jimmy Storck Memorial Truck and Tractor Pull on August 26, 2023. The event is set to be held at the tractor pull tract at Concordia City Lake.