Sunday, June 13, 2010

Fireworks Expected on July 2

According to a proposed City Council resolution, the annual fireworks display will be held this year on Friday, July 2.

Monday's agenda includes a resolution to pay Pyro Engineering $13,500 for the display at Cedar Brook Park. Another resolution allots $8,350 to Union County for a clean-up bond at the county park.

So far there has been no announcement of July 4 parade plans. The parade usually proceeds from Johnston Avenue and East Front Street to a reviewing stand at the Park-Madison plaza downtown. The holiday is on Sunday this year. Last year it was on a Saturday and the city split off the fireworks display to a weekday to save on overtime costs.

There is no mention yet of the 2010 event on the city web site.

The city has been without a public information officer since March 2009. More recently, under a reorganization in which information technology, communications and local access television were placed under the new IT division, Mayor Sharon Robinson-Briggs said media and communications would report directly to her and not be placed under any of the three departments mandated by the city's special charter.

As soon as there is any information, Plaintalker will pass it on.

--Bernice Paglia

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