June 27, 2018
The rockets’ red glare
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Features (FLIP)
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Florissant’s Independence Day celebration features a lot of work behind the scenes in order to make the event pop By Charlotte Beard On Independence Day the city of Florissant will host its annual celebration starting at 7:30 p.m. on the grounds of the James J. Eagan Civic Center at Florissant Valley Park, which is located at the intersection of Parker Road and Waterford Drive. The celebration’s main attraction is its fireworks display. It has been stated that this year the presentation will combine brilliant shells, color sequencing, dimensional frontage, and low and high level aerial combinations. Cheryl Thompson, Director of Recreation for Florissant, shared some of the logistics for planning and hosting the show each
year. Thompson stated that because Florissant is a municipality they must bid for something of this cost. This year’s show costs $28,000. The city has contracted with the same company for its fireworks display the last four or five years. “When we go out for bid,” stated Thompson, “we tell them how long of a show we want and what types of things we want to see.” In the fall of the year Florissant gets billed for services which initiates the planning of the fireworks display for the following year. The city pays for the cost of half of the services upfront and the
remaining costs the day of the show. The city must also provide the company the needed verification letter to present to St. Louis County for obtaining of its fireworks permit to provide the display. “The rangers come into [the area] in the morning [the day of the event] to block off certain areas of the parking lot for accessible parking and VIPs,” stated Thompson. Thompson also shared that certain areas of the ground are blocked off to attendees due to fireworks regulations and for safety. The rangers also help in the evening with See ‘ROCKETS’ page 5
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