City of Richmond Indiana Logistics Manual
Ronald Oler, Ph.D Mayor
CITY OF RICHMOND
50 NORTH FIFTH STREET - RICHMOND, IN 47374 PHONE (765) 983-7208 - FAX (765) 983-7212
Email – roler@richmondindiana.gov
March 12, 2024
Executive Order (Total Eclipse, April 8, 2024) Office of the Mayor
Office of Human Resources Office of Law
Employees:
Due to the anticipated travel difficulties surrounding the April 8, 2024 Total Eclipse, the Municipal Building, Street Dept Office, and other non-essentials offices will close to the public at 12 p.m. (noon) on April 8, 2024 and remain closed until the following morning. This is not an additional holiday or an emergency closing. This is a common-sense approach to prepare for the possibility of employees and visitors not being able to travel to their homes for several hours following the eclipse that is expected to end around 4:00 p.m. that day. Although the Total eclipse is expected to occur around 3:07 p.m., partial eclipses will begin approximately 1 hour before and last for another hour afterwards.
Visit https://richmondsolareclipse.com/ for more information.
Employees working in the Municipal Building, Street Dept Office, and other non-essential offices, may elect to use accrued paid time off for either the entire day or half the day. However, those same employees in non-essential offices are welcome to continue normal working hours if they so choose. The Mayor’s Office plans to stock up on beverages (non-alcoholic) and snacks in case some of us are stuck here late into the evening due to traffic congestion.
The exception to this is that the Sanitary District’s public-facing and other administrative staff have voted to close to the public at 1 p.m. after beginning the day at 5 a.m.
I appreciate the time and energy you have put into this city. Your service to your community is greatly appreciated by our citizens and businesses. Again, thank you for your commitment and dedication to Richmond!
Sincerely,
Ronald Oler – Mayor
Kenyatta Cox - Human Resources Director AJ Sickmann - Corporate Counsel
Table of Content
General Solar Eclipse Information
*Wayne County will experience the total solar eclipse for a maximum duration of 4 minutes and 2.8 seconds.
Eclipse duration by town
Hagerstown: 3 minutes 59.2 seconds of totality at 15:07:34 Greens Fork: 3 minutes 56.9 seconds of totality at 15:07:44 Cambridge City: 3 minutes 56.7 seconds of totality at 15:07:29 Fountain City: 3 minutes 56.5 seconds of totality at 15:07:59 Centerville: 3 minutes 52 seconds of totality at 15:07:47
Richmond: 3 minutes 48.8 seconds of totality at 15:07:59
richmondsolareclipse.com
April 4-8, 2024 Contact List
Mayor
Ron Oler…………....765-542-9751
Richmond Police Department
Non-Emergency Line………………………………..765-983-7247
Chief of Police – Kyle Weatherly………………..765-967-4053
Asst. Chief of Police – Adam Blanton………….765-238-8132 Asst. Chief of Police – Brandon Krofta………..765-993-7681
Emergency Communications
Director – Matthew Cain…………………………….765-969-3354
Deputy Director – Erin Campbell…………………765-993-3193
Emergency Operation Center………………………765-973-9399
EMA
Richmond Fire Department
Deputy Director – Jon Duke…………………………765-993-8355
Chief Kinder ……………………………………..765-914-7721 Chief Clark……………………………………………………765-969-9665
Chief of Ems Dennis……………………………………..765-238-8673
Bat Chief Office…………………………………………….765-983-7335 Bat Chief Holmes………………………………………….765-967-6070 Bat Chief Powell……………………………………….…765-277-6002 Bat Chief Chappelle…………………………………….765-220-0515 Drone op. Jamie Miller………………………………..765-914-9175
Richmond Municipal Airport
Manager – Rodney Mayse……………………………765-993-4139
Lineman – Adam Cecys………………………………...765-238-9193
Lineman – Jeff Ballard…………………………………...765-580-2379
Richmond Information Technology
Tracey Phillips……………………………………………..765-960-8919
April 4-8, 2024 Contact List
Richmond Human Resource Director
Kenyatta Cox……………..765-983-7435
Kaci Uphaus…………………..765-983-7436
Michael Ripberger………………….……765-983-7497 Grayson Pike…………….……..………….765-960-8735
Ron Evans……………………………..……...…..765-960-7321
City of Richmond
Clerk – Karen Chasteen……………..…..…..765-983-7232
Deputy Clerk- Monica Burns……….….….765-983-7230
Ord. Violations Specialist…………………....765-983-7231
Legal
AJ Sickmann………………………………………765-967-7455
Sanitation Department
Switchboard…………………………...…………765-983-7450
Transportation Department
Manager – Chris Becker…………………….765-542-9389
Asst. Manager – Elaine Hamm…………….765-993-5340
Henry County Animal Shelter
…………………………………………………………..765-529-8131
Wayne County Sheriff
Non-Emergency Number……………………765-973-9393
Cambridge City Police
…………………………………………………...……..765-478-1231
Hagerstown Police
……………………………………………………………765-489-4711
Centerville Police
………………………………………………………….…765-855-5222
Fountain City Police
……………………………………………………………765-847-2233
Greens fork Police
………………………………………………………….…765-886-4282
Indiana Department of Transportation …………… 511in.org State of Indiana Eclipse Information ….eclipse2024.in.gov
RPD Traffic Plan
Viewing Sites:
Glen Miller Park (1)
Wayne County Fairgrounds
(2) Middlefork Reservoir (3)
Potential Sites (Unadvertised):
Richmond Square Mall parking lot
(4) Walmart Plaza Parking lot (5) Test Middle School Parking Lot (6) Gateway Plaza (7)
Glen Miller Park: (1)
For the purposes of this event we are recommending that the following entrances be closed and blocked: Rose Garden Drive at East Main Street, Beech Drive at
North 30th Street, North C Street, North D Street, Glen Court, North Drive, and Cypress Drive at Elks Road. Lakeshore Drive and Grand Boulevard open for points of ingress. We are going to utilize Cypress Drive as the single main point of egress. These locations will be blocked using Richmond Street Department barricades, personnel, and pickup trucks. I recommend two (2) Street Department personnel at each location, as previously practiced with the Fireworks Detail.
Richmond Police Department will have six (6) officers assigned to this location.
If an incident occurs that requires additional emergency personnel one of the "closed" entrances can be utilized for a more efficient response.
Entrance:
From the North:
-Chester Blvd to North J Street
-North J Street thru the curve on North 20th Street
-North 20th Street to Grand Blvd, turn left, then proceed into the
From the South
-Take South 9th Street to East Main Street, Turn right (EB)
-Follow East Main Street to North 22nd Street, Turn left (NB)
-Follow North 22nd Street to Grand Blvd, Turn right (EB) into the park.
From the East:
-West on East Main Street to Lakeshore Drive, turn right into the Park.
From the West:
-Take National Rd W to South 15th Street, turn left (NB)
-Take North 15th Street to North E Street, turn right, (EB)
-Follow North E Street until you reach the Park entrance.
Exit: *All traffic will be directed to Cypress Drive to exit onto Elks Road:
-South on Elks Rd to East Main Street, turn left (EB) and continue on to 1-70.
-North on Elks Rd to Hayes Arboretum Rd, turn left (NB), then turn left (WB) on 121(New Paris Pike), until you reach St Rd 227. Turn right onto St Rd 227 until you reach 1-70.
Alternative:
If Cypress Drive becomes closed or otherwise unavailable we can begin opening up some of the closed entrances.
Wayne County Fairgrounds: (2)
For the purpose of this event, we are recommending that the Salisbury Road gates be closed and open to foot traffic only.
We are recommending that all vehicle traffic enter via NW L Street and exit via the access drive onto Salisbury Road. Richmond Street
Department will erect a stop sign at both the access road and the South gate entrance on Salisbury Road on Friday, April 5th, 2024. If necessary
RPD Officers will assist with traffic control at both the ingress and egress points.
The exit point will need a barricade to prevent traffic from entering until after the eclipse is concluded, at which point it can be moved to allow traffic to exit.
RPO will have two (2) officers assigned to this viewing site. Entrance:
From the North:
(From Chester Blvd-Exit 151)
-Take Chester Blvd South to Industries Rd, turn right (WB)
-Take Industries Rd to Salisbury Rd, turn left (SB)
-Take Salisbury Rd to NW L Street, turn left (EB) to the entrance. (From Williamsburg Pike-Exit 149)
-Take Williamsburg Pike South to Industries Rd, turn right (WB)
-Take Industries Rd to Salisbury Rd, turn left (SB)
-Take Salisbury Rd to NW L Street, turn left (EB) to the entrance.
From the South:
-Take St Rd 27 (South 9th St) to East Main Street, turn left (WB)
-Take East Main St to NW 5th Street, turn right (NB)
-Take NW 5th Street to NW L Street, turn left (WB)
-Follow NW L Street to the Fairgrounds Entrance.
From the East: (1)
-Take East Main St to NW 5th Street, turn right (NB)
-Take NW 5th Street to NW L Street, turn left (WB)
-Follow NW L Street to theFairgrounds Entrance.
From the East: (2)
-Take I-70to Exit 149
-Take Williamsburg Pike South to Industries Rd, turn right (WB)
-Take Industries Rd to Salisbury Rd, turn left (SB)
-Take Salisbury Rd to NW L Street, turn left (EB) to the
Entrance From the West:
-Take National Road West to Salisbury Road, turn left (NB)
-Take Salisbury Rd to NW L Street, turn left (EB) to the entrance.
Parking is available on Salisbury Road on the West side of the roadway, across from the Fairgrounds.
MiddleFork Reservoir (3)
This site will be accessible from both Sylvan Nook Drive and Reid Parkway. RPD will have three (3) officers near the intersection of Chester Blvd and Reid Parkway to assist with any traffic control or any emergency traffic enroute to Reid Health. RPD will also have two
(2) officers at the Middlefork Reservoir that can also assist with traffic at the Reid Health
entrance if necessary. RPD will be positioned at Reid Parkway and Sylvan Nook to direct traffic to the Middlefork Reservoir.
Reid Health Police Department is placing one (1) officer at each Reid Health entrance on Chester Boulevard (Emergency Room and Medical Office Building entrances) to help reduce unnecessary traffic.
Richmond Street Department is going to provide large caution cones to block
off the middle turn lane to allow for emergency traffic only from Chester Boulevard to the Emergency Room entrance on Reid Parkway. Richmond Street Department is also going to provide a barricade, pickup truck, and two (2) personnel at Reid Parkway and University Boulevard to prevent inbound traffic from entering the Oak Park housing addition.
April 8, 2024
Richmond Fire Department Day of Plans
Due to the strategic placement of each Fire Stations, the fire department will be responding from each quadrant of the city.
For response to fire or EMS.
April 4-8, 2024
Richmond Parks & Recreations Eclipse Events
Volunteers need to contact the Parks Department
Other information regarding Eclipse
Decoration and Landscaping
US 40 Hillside (Eclipse in yellow pansies)
Hanging baskets with yellow and blue/purple pansies at Glen Miller and possibly downtown Information Numbers provided for Logistics Plan
Sanitation Needs for Events Safety Needs for Events
Board of Zoning could be reevaluating their
Labor Management will discuss times for ASFMCE Union Workers
April 7-8, 2024
Richmond Municipal Airport Eclipse Planning
Volunteers need to contact the Airport
Food Trucks
937-543-8432
765-977-5923
765-994-5972
765-407-9145
Entertainment
Facilities
Amenities
April 5, 2024 Community Events
– 6:30 to 8:00p
April 6, 2024 Community Events
April 7, 2024 Community Events
– 6:30 to 8:00p
April 8, 2024 Community Events
o 11:00a – 5:00p
o 1:00 – 5:00p
o 2:30 – 4:00p
o 11:00a – 7:00p
April 8, 2024
All Day Watch Areas
Community Event Notes:
o $30 before 3/15/24
Things to Consider: