Southtowns Record

City Council minutes — September 21, 2026

Government
City of Lackawanna
Board
City Council
Meeting
Sep 21, 2026
Kind
Minutes
Topics
Public safety, Budget and taxes, Audits and oversight, Roads and traffic, Parks and recreation

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8.  WNY Veterans Parade Committee
  Lackawanna Common Council
  Lackawanna Department
  Lackawanna Police Department

Thank you so much for your help with our 2025 Veterans Parade. We are pleased to announce we are
going to do it again. We are grateful if you can waive the fees for this years fees for the Veterans Parade
and inform your various departments.
The date of the Parade is November 7, 2026
The parade will begin promptly at 11 a.m.

The parade route is a follows:
Starting at the roundabout on Red Jacket and McKinley Avenue to the Botanical Gardens. The route will
follow McKinley Parkway. The Lackawanna city line begins at the roundabout at Dorrance and McKinley
Parkway. We would like you and your staff to join us at our meeting to go over the details of the parade.
TBA.

Our National Anthem will begin our ceremony. Ceremony details to be determined. There will be brief
acknowledgements from our military officials.

Please call Phil Arnold at (716) 912‐6952, Van Taylor at (716) 507‐2884 for more information regarding
this parade.

VAN TAYLOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS
PHIL ARNOLD, PARADE CHAIR

Moved by Marrano second by Muflahi to approve request, refer to Public Safety and Public Works.
Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano  Carried 5‐0

Tabled Items:

Old Business:

Adjournment:

Moved by Marrano second by Muflahi to adjourn meeting.
Yeas: Muflahi, Anderson, Meegan, Surdyke, Marrano  Carried 5‐0