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Oshkosh parks board recommends moving July 4 fireworks from Monkey Island to Ames Point
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the Oshkosh Advisory Parks Board voted to recommend that the Common Council approve relocating the city’s July 4 fireworks display from Monkey Island to Ames Point, citing contractor logistics, public-safety safety zones and staffing limits.
The Oshkosh Advisory Parks Board voted on March 10 to recommend that the Common Council approve relocating the city’s July 4 fireworks display from Monkey Island to Ames Point.
Board members and city staff told the meeting that logistics and safety drove the recommendation: moving the firing location to Ames Point would let the contractor load equipment directly on park pavement, simplify crowd controls and better keep boats out of required safety zones.
City staff described the setup on Monkey Island as labor-intensive and time consuming. Parks staff said a prior contractor logged “almost 500 hours” last year to move…
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