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Council reconsiders and accepts Festival Foods donation for July 4 fireworks amid split views on costs and impacts
Summary
The Eau Claire City Council voted to accept a donation from Festival Foods to fund July 4 fireworks, after reconsidering costs and community sentiment.
After a motion to reconsider, the Eau Claire City Council voted to accept a donation from Festival Foods to support July 4 fireworks displays for multiple years.
Council Member Miller moved to reconsider the donation after revisiting two factors that had led to a prior “no” vote: community preference and cost. Miller said the city’s finance director told him estimated incremental staffing costs for police and fire to support the event are about $7,000. Miller also cited an ad hoc Fourth…
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