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Council hears fireworks funding request, approves event street closures and schedules community open house
Summary
Council discussed a $20,000 tourism‑fund request from Effingham Noon Rotary for Fourth of July fireworks, authorized street‑closure permissions for fireworks and downtown movie nights, and scheduled a May 15 open‑house for the Effingham 2050 comprehensive‑plan update.
City officials briefed the council on upcoming community events and related street‑closure requests.
A representative of the Effingham Noon Rotary, introduced by Amanda (tourism director), said the Rotary has sponsored the city fireworks for 10 years and requested $20,000 from the tourism fund to support the event; the speaker said, "It cost about $27,000 to actually, shoot off the fireworks," and the Rotary fundraises…
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