BLOCK PARTY INFORMATION

Milton Township residents interested in having a block party must submit a Block Party Application to receive a permit from the Highway Department. There is no fee for this permit.

First, you must notify all residents living on the block in writing of the date and time of the block party. As part of the application, the contact person shall submit a sheet containing the signatures of at least sixty percent (50%) of the residents within the blocked area. Complete the Online Block Party Application and upload the signatures (file/image) or drop it off at the Milton Township Highway Department office.

A block party is defined as the closing of one (1) block or portion thereof of a public street, from one cross street to the next closest cross street, for no longer than an eight (8) hour period, that is entirely residential for community activities sponsored by the residents of such block.

Applications are available to be filled out online and will get a response back within 2 business days.

Fill out an application at least three weeks before the date of the block party.

If approved, the Highway Department will drop off barricades at the applicant’s home on the Friday before the block party.

Highway Department personnel will pick up the barricades at the same location on the first workday after the block party.

• Block party permits will not be issued for personal parties that do not include the other residents living on the block.
• No street can be completely blocked by any block party. Access must be available for anyone who needs to get to or from their property within the block and also for emergency vehicles  to access.
• If the contact person has not received the barricades by 1 p.m. the Friday before the block party, please call the Highway Department at 630-682-4270.
• The contact person is responsible for removing all litter, refuse, and property from the public right-of-way as a result of the block party.
• Items such as amusement rides, inflatable attractions, animal rides, tents, etc. are not allowed in the public right-of-way.
• The Contact person for the Block Party will be responsible for any damage to or loss of barricades.