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Alpena council approves downtown New Year’s Eve fireworks display

5900143 · October 7, 2025
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The Downtown Development Authority will contract a five‑minute fireworks show downtown for New Year’s Eve; council authorized the mayor to sign the permit and the DDA to sign indemnification paperwork after sponsors agreed to cover the cost.

The Alpena City Council on Oct. 6 authorized a Downtown Development Authority contract for a New Year’s Eve fireworks display and directed the mayor to sign the event permit.

Jen Pria, executive director of the Downtown Development Authority, told the council the DDA recommended approving a contract with Small Town Saturday Night Fireworks LLC for what Pria described as the company’s “minimum show,” a $5,000 package that would provide about five minutes of fireworks. Pria said a property owner along the riverfront has given…

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