Plans are being finalized for the Independence Day parade on the Taylorville square. As with before, the parade will take place on the holiday itself.  As this year marks 250 years of the United States’ independence, new features exclusive to this parade will be present.  Construction near the Taylorville square will affect the parade route, but activity inside the square should be unchanged.

Taylorville Mayor Bruce Barry is overseeing the plans.  He says the proposed route changes involve where the participants in the parade would go before reaching the square.

The hot dog and ice cream offerings will return to the south side of the square once the parade concludes.

The fireworks display will take place at the Taylorville Lake as with past years.  Mayor Barry says despite prior funding concerns, the funding goal has been nearly or fully met, and the show is expected to go ahead. 

More information on the City of Taylorville is available by visiting www.taylorville.net.

Bruce Barry appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.