[Vision2020] fireworks?

[John Moss]

The question of how to fund the fireworks is blazingly obvious.  Instate a
levy requiring every Moscow citizen to pay $100 in taxes each year to the
Moscow Fireworks Fund.  I'm not exactly sure of the latest Moscow population
numbers, but the sign says 21,000 or so.  Multiply that by $100 and you have
$2,100,000 for one grand fireworks display.  Holy smokes!!  We could have
one awesome fireworks display every single year!

Individually, we could do our own put-put displays, but pass a law--and
POW!!  We wouldn't just have fireworks for the consenting adults, we
wouldn't just have fireworks for the fat bald Republicans, we wouldn't just
have fireworks for the disabled, we wouldn't just have fireworks for the
financially-privileged--we would have fireworks for ALL!!

I apologize--I couldn't resist.

Not meaning to cause any sparks. All the best,

John Moss

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill London" <london@moscow.com>
To: "Mitch Parks" <mitch@mochaoflove.org>
Cc: <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] fireworks?


> I contacted the Chamber to find out for sure, and the answer is
> Yes..Moscow fireworks on July 4.  at UI Kibbie Dome lot
> Equally interesting is the question of how the fireworks are funded.
> They cost $10,000.
> For the last 2 years the city used some of its "free" money from the
> Hamilton estate for fireworks and will use that source again this year.
> But perhaps the city got a little worried about its use of the Hamilton
> money, because the administrators said this was the last year they would
> dip into the Hamilton account for fireworks.
> No really, they promised.
> Now, the Chamber is trying to decide if it is a good idea to keep the
> fireworks thing going next year.  If you care about this issue, you
> should contact the Chamber 882-1800
> BL
>
> Mitch Parks wrote:
>
> > I've been gone for a couple of weeks and may have missed this in the
> > mire...
> >
> > Are there "grand" Moscow Fireworks this year? Where and when?
> >
> > Mitch Parks
> > Moscow, ID
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