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San Juan County will stop permitting public fireworks at McGee Park after insurer demands
Summary
County staff announced the county will no longer provide a designated public fireworks area at McGee Park after its insurer required liability waivers and proof-of-training that officials said are impractical for the large public event; county will direct residents to public displays instead.
San Juan County officials said they will stop offering McGee Park as an open site for public fireworks after the county’s insurance carrier declined to extend coverage unless every attendee signed a liability waiver and showed proof of safe-use training.
County Manager Mike Stark told commissioners the decision followed a review of visitation data and a conversation with the county’s insurer. "We were able to determine that 8,500 people were actually in the parking lot on July for that event,"…
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