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City manager outlines packed summer calendar, notes Festival Foods funds July 4 fireworks
Summary
City Manager Michael Moore briefed the council on concerts, festivals, pool openings, and other summer events; he said Festival Foods underwrites the July 4 fireworks and estimated the show costs $25,000–$30,000.
City Manager Michael Moore told the Fond du Lac City Council on May 28 that the city and community groups have a full slate of summer events and encouraged the council to use centralized calendars for details.
Moore listed seasonal highlights including the Dock Spiders' home schedule, a series of Thelma concerts, Art on the Island, Walleye Weekend, pool openings, Music Under the Stars and the Buttermilk festivals. He said many city departments provide behind-the-scenes support for those events, including public works, police and fire.
Moore said, "I mean, it's kind of hard to imagine, isn't it? I mean, it's been forever since you couldn't drive all the way around…
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