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Select Board votes to stop using appropriated funds for fireworks, plans July 4 weekend concert/festival in 2026
Summary
Citing staffing, safety, environmental and budget concerns, the board directed staff not to use appropriated town funds for fireworks and approved planning for a July 4 weekend concert and community festival in 2026 (date flexible to Friday or Sunday).
The Acton Select Board voted on Dec. 15 to discontinue using appropriated town funds for fireworks and to direct staff and the Acton250 committee to plan a community celebration for the July 4 weekend in 2026 that will prioritize concerts and festival programming rather than pyrotechnics.
Board members raised environmental impacts, the large staff commitment required for a fireworks display and…
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