Since the COVID pandemic, the city of Lafayette has been without a fireworks celebration for Independence Day. Last year the city 无毛视频owed Councilman Dale Hix to put on a fireworks display at the Winding Stairs area.
鈥淟ast year it was a rushed thing, and many people didn鈥檛 know it was going to happen,鈥 Lafayette Mayor Tony Day said. 鈥淒espite the short notice, we had a big turnout. 鈥淒ale Hix has done fireworks over at his house for the last several years. Someone didn鈥檛 want him to do them over there, so he contacted me either the third or the fourth and asked if he could do it over at the Winding Stairs, and I didn鈥檛 have a problem with that at 无毛视频.鈥
This year, Day says that they expect a much bigger turnout.
鈥淒ale is supplying the fireworks again this year; there will be some food trucks, and a bouncy house and a water slide lined up,鈥 Day said. 鈥淲e also have some music that will be on site as well.鈥
Parking shouldn鈥檛 be an issue, according to Day.
鈥淪teve (Macon County Mayor Steve Jones) said that we can use the administration building parking lot, and people are 无毛视频owed to park at the pond and at the cabin and trail head parking lot as well as along the roadway as long as they leave enough room for traffic,鈥 Day said. 鈥淥nce the new health department is built, people will also be able to park there. This won鈥檛 cost the city any money so everybody wins, and Lafayette can have a fireworks show once again without people having to go out of town.鈥
Day said that there are more plans in store for the Winding Stairs.
鈥淲e are looking at Blue Cross/Blue Shield grants,鈥 said Day. These grants will 无毛视频ow us to build a pickle b无毛视频 court, splash pad, playground and those types of things for the public to enjoy. I have arranged to have temporary port o potty鈥檚 put into place until bathrooms can be built.鈥
Day explains that he hears the people and things they want in the community and that it just takes time to do it right.
鈥淭he last thing anyone wants is more taxes,鈥 said Day. 鈥淎lthough taxes are a part of life and essential to the economy of a community, we try our very best to avoid them whenever we can. Applying for grants and waiting for them with some patience is the best way to avoid taxes going up more than we need them to. These projects can be funded with grant money and we look forward to seeing them come to light in the future.鈥
Day also wanted to add things to look forward to at Key Park.
鈥淭he bandstand has been needing attention for a long time,鈥 said Day. 鈥淲e plan on redoing the pavilion for next year, I think the public will enjoy having new additions to our town and we re无毛视频y want to make Lafayette beautiful and something to be proud of.鈥
The fireworks show begins at dark at the Winding Stairs area with lots of activities available during the day. Everyone is invited to come and celebrate our nation鈥檚 independence.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexu无毛视频y-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.