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Tarentum council refuses $15,000 fireworks purchase; council weighs safety and fundraising limits
Summary
After lengthy debate about fundraising shortfalls and public-safety impacts, council voted unanimously to deny a $15,000 borough-sponsored fireworks purchase for 2025 and urged businesses and neighboring municipalities to consider contributions.
Tarentum Borough Council debated whether the borough should fund the annual July 3 fireworks show and voted unanimously to deny purchase of fireworks for 2025 not to exceed $15,000.
Council members and public-safety officials described years of rising costs and declining volunteer and fundraising capacity for Summit Hose, the volunteer company that produces the display. Council members said Summit Hose has been losing money on the event since about 2018 and that recent years’ fundraising yields were low: mailers to roughly 8,000 addresses…
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