Members of the Bellevue Community Foundation and other City Leaders will be participating in the annual painting of a giant shamrock in support of St. Patrick's Day and to help promote the Olde Towne Pub Crawl which is set for Saturday, March 18th. This annual event brings hundreds of people to Olde Towne restaurants and establishments for St. Patrick's Day themed food, music and drink specials.
The painting is scheduled for 6:00pm on Thursday evening. Motorists should be alert for barricades which are set up at the intersection of Mission Avenue and Franklin Street through Friday morning to allow for the painting. During this time, eastbound and westbound traffic on Mission Avenue will be permitted. Northbound and southbound traffic on Franklin Street will be limited to right turns on Mission Avenue.