MASON CITY – At its regular meeting this week, the Mason City council pledged support for RAGBRAI events in the community on July 23, 2014 and directed city staff to review requirements of the event to determine any areas that may require modifications to ordinance and regulations.
According to City Hall documents, “a lot of planning” will go into preparations for the overnight stop of thousands of bike riders as hey pass through Mason City. Committees will be formed to handle “all aspects” of what the event entails.
In order for the event to run smoothly, ordinances in the areas of noise control, vendor licenses, tenting in yards and at businesses, street closings, liquor licenses, and other areas.
