Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Community Events And Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Ridgetop board authorizes July fireworks, approves volunteer fire department dinner and cancels Dec. meeting
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting the Ridgetop Board authorized a fireworks display at Ridgetop Station Park on July 3, 2026 with expenditure up to $10,000, approved a Christmas dinner for the volunteer fire department (cost not specified), and canceled the Dec. 16 regular meeting. All motions passed unanimously.
The Ridgetop Board of Aldermen on Nov. 18 approved several event- and schedule-related items. Mayor Tim Shaw proposed a fireworks display to be held at Ridgetop Station Park on July 3, 2026; the board authorized the event and approved an expenditure "up to 10,000" for fireworks. Vice Mayor Gilmore made the motion and Alderman Senft seconded; the meeting record shows the vote as unanimous.
The board also approved hosting a Christmas dinner for the Volunteer Fire Department; the meeting record lists the cost as "unknown" and no specific funding source was stated during the session. Alderman Gregory made the motion and Alderman Senft seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
Separately, the board voted to cancel the regular Dec. 16, 2025 meeting. Vice Mayor Gilmore moved to cancel the meeting and Mayor Shaw seconded; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
The meeting record does not include roll-call vote detail by member name for these items—votes are recorded in the transcript as "Voting Aye: All."
