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Yucaipa council backs a scaled Fourth of July show for 2026, asks staff to pursue sponsorships

5733902 · September 9, 2025
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Summary

The council directed staff to plan a Fourth of July celebration similar to 2025 (Option 2), including fireworks and a budget request of roughly $60,000, and encouraged staff to pursue sponsorships and volunteer partnerships to increase cost recovery.

The Yucaipa City Council voted on Sept. 8 to direct staff to plan a Fourth of July event for 2026 similar to the format used in 2025, including a fireworks display, and to pursue greater cost recovery through sponsorships and vendor revenue.

Megan (staff) presented a wrap-up report for the 2025 event and four options for 2026. Staff reported the 2025 net cost to the city was $20,259 and said replicating the scaled format for 2026 (Option 2) would require council to approve expenditures of about $60,000. Option 3 would expand production at an estimated $150,000; Option 4, which included a…

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