The Charleston City Council meeting officially approved resolutions for the expected street closures that will be taking place during the first few weeks of July at their meeting Tuesday night.

The biggest closer is the one coming up for the Charleston Red, White and Blue Days, in which Charleston celebrates the Fourth of July on both July 3 and 4. The main street closer will be Pierce Avenue, as it is the road closest to the activities.

However, there was a brief rift in the council wondering if the documents saying the parade route was using Harrison Street were correct. In previous years, Polk Street was used during parade routes to help direct through the square. Last year, however, the street was closed due to road repair; because of that, Harrison Street was used instead.

Many of the councilmembers and city staff questioned whether the current listing of Harrison Street was correct since Polk Street has been corrected.

Other than some misunderstandings, the road closures were passed and will go into effect on the dates of the festivities:

Red, White and Blue Days, July 3 & 4; Four on the Fourth – a four-mile footrace for Habitat for Humanity – will also be July 4, but only in the morning starting at 8, and the Panther Prowl 5K/15K foot race will be on Saturday, July 14 from 7:15 to 9:30 a.m.

The members also passed an ordinance that allows stop signs in a new subdivision to be put at the intersections of Hawthorne and Shawnee drives, and Tippecanoe and Tanglewood drives. These stop signs address the problem of traffic buildup around these roads from Route 16, said Mayor John Inyart.

The meeting closed with two add-on agenda items. The first was authorizing Lorna K. Geiler as official legal representation of the City of Charleston.

Geiler works for the law offices of Meyer Chapel, P.C. and her and her firm specialize in labor associations she specializes in municipalities. The resolution to hire her came up late Monday night and was not brought to the council’s attention until Tuesday.

The council approved moving its next meeting, Tuesday July 3 from 7:30 to 5:15 p.m.