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038 F y <br /> arrbor® P0•Box 337 <br /> 301 West Main Street <br /> • <br /> Carrboro, North Carolina 27510 <br /> (919)968-7700 (919)942-8541 <br /> 9V C <br /> March 25, 1987 <br /> Mr, Ken Thompson <br /> Orange County Manager <br /> Margaret Lane <br /> Hillsborough, N. C. 27278 <br /> Dear Ken, <br /> For more than fourteen (14) years the Town of Carrboro has featured a fireworks <br /> display at our Annual Fourth of July Celebration held on the Carrboro Town Hall <br /> Grounds on July 4th. We understand that a permit for shooting the fireworks <br /> is now required by Orange County as authorized under N.C. State Statue 14-413. <br /> We would like to request a permit for this year's event. <br /> Based on information received from county staff, I am supplying the following <br /> information on our event which. I hope shall suffice to receive written authority <br /> from the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> SITE: The fireworks will be shot over the former Carrboro <br /> Town Hall Ballfield Grounds, located behind and <br /> adjacent to Carrboro Town Hall , 301 W. Main Street, <br /> Carrboro. <br /> FIREWORKS/DISPLAY <br /> SHOOTING: The fireworks display will take place between 9:15- <br /> 10:00 pm on Saturday, July 4 for a period of 20-30 <br /> minutes. The actual firing will be managed and <br /> supervised by the Carrboro Fire Department. NAPHA <br /> guider~nes will be followed. Only an aerial display <br /> will be featured. <br /> SAFETY: Safety supervision will be provided by the Carrboro <br /> Police Department and will include both traffic and <br /> crowd control . Barricades and roping manned by <br /> Town staff will be used to define the setback areas <br /> from the firing site. <br /> INSURANCE: The fireworks display is included under the Town's <br /> Comprehensive Liability Blanket Policy of $1 million <br /> with The Defender Company. The policy is administered <br /> by Chapel Hill Insurance Company <br /> • <br />