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O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: MARCH 20, 1991 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # C <br />SUBJECT: COMMUNITY FIREWORKS DISPLAY <br />DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _X —No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />MANAGER'S OFFICE, EXTENSION 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967- 9251/968 -4501 <br />PURPOSE: To consider jointly sponsoring a county -wide public <br />fireworks display at Kenan Stadium on the evening of <br />July 4, 1991, with the towns of Carrboro and Chapel <br />Hill. <br />BACKGROUND: The town of Carrboro has invited the County and Chapel <br />Hill to participate in the July 4 fireworks display <br />for 1991. The crowd viewing the annual display has <br />grown in proportions such that the present location is <br />too small and presents a safety risk. The University <br />of North Carolina has agreed to allow use of Kenan <br />Stadium for public attendance, and the Ramshead <br />Parking Lot for launching the motion -type fireworks; <br />with no charge. The costs of the fireworks would be <br />$9,000 with a cost of $3,000 per jurisdiction. This <br />joint effort will greatly expand the fireworks dis- <br />play, crowd capacity and safety measures. <br />ADDENDUM: At the March 4 meeting, Board members wanted <br />clarification on the following: <br />I. What was meant in Robert Morgan's letter of <br />September 21 regarding "tripling the present <br />fireworks display "? Response: The proposed <br />fireworks display would not last three times as <br />long but would have a greater number of fireworks <br />displayed during each staging sequence. <br />