It’s an election year so you kind of knew this was coming… but, hurray!
Mayor McGinn updates the public on Fourth of July fireworks in Seattle
“A fireworks show on the Fourth of July is a civic tradition. I, like many Seattle residents, was disappointed to learn last week that there would not be fireworks this year at Gas Works Park. That’s why I am delighted to announce that we are working with Seafair and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce to craft a new and sustainable plan for Fourth of July fireworks in Seattle. I am optimistic that we will indeed have fireworks this year in our city. I thank Seafair and the Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce for their commitment to Seattle and for their leadership. We will announce more details soon.”
Meanwhile, it’s official — D.C. budget cuts have grounded the Blue Angels this summer meaning no Seafair appearance. No worries. Word is organizers have found a private jet performance group to buzz the city.
Since the reason given for not having the show was that the deadline was to order the fireworks, I’m hoping they found a supplier with a more friendly deadline for the show.
How do you make a July 4 celebration sustainable though?
I took sustainable to mean that it would be a sustainable funding plan, versus the big crisis every year about whether we’ll even have a public show or not.
well, he doesn’t actually say that we’ll have fireworks, just that he is “optimistic that we will indeed have fireworks this year in our city.”
“D.C. budget cuts have grounded the Blue Angels this summer…”
What, no deafening war machines hurtling overhead, terrifying dogs, discommoding cats, and teaching children that war is when Disney World comes to you? How will I know I’m an American?
Upon reading this, my spontaneous Happy Dance became so ecstatic that I’m going to have to mop up a latte just as soon as I calm down. Thanks for the great news.
We are still getting very loud jets, they’ll just be a civilian loud annoying jets. http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/04/its-official-no-blue-angels-at-seafair/
Totally agree Bryan. The only thing worse than a gratuitous display of military might and nationalistic patriotism is religious proselytizing. My cats and I couldn’t be more pleased that the war mongers will not be included in this year’s Seafair. Hopefully they are gone for good.
Well, this is just great. Instead of a highly trained group of military individuals screaming around our city in their fast moving explosives, we’ll have a bunch of happy part-timers in rented jets. I hope they have the skill not to fly into something.