I've been curious as to the possible air pollution of fireworks. Does anyone out there know anything about this?
Carol On Sun, Jun 22, 2025 at 9:11 PM Sara Mattes <[email protected]> wrote: > It is a complex production- very expensive and stressful for Public Safety. > There are nearby other towns who are better equipped with hosting. > My kids grew up in the era where the event was very low key. > They now are happy to go to Newton and elsewhere for the Big Bang > extravaganza. > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 22, 2025, at 1:09 PM, Allison Easton via Lincoln < > [email protected]> wrote: > > I agree. It’s very disappointing not to have the fabulous fireworks > Lincoln put on until the school building project. I thought for sure we > would have had them back again, at least this year to celebrate the 250th > anniversary. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 22, 2025, at 12:49 PM, Elizabeth Goldsmith <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > What a shame. The Lincoln fireworks were such a wonderful event, one that > the whole family looked forward to attending. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Stringer <[email protected]> > Sent: Jun 22, 2025 12:13 PM > To: John and Margit Griffith <[email protected]> > Cc: Lincoln Talk <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LincolnTalk] 4th of July - Fireworks > > > After reading the minutes of the Parks and Rec Committee available on the > town website: Renewing the Fireworks show has ben discussed (see minutes > here > <https://www.lincolntown.org/agendacenter/viewfile/minutes/_10232023-5280> > , here > <https://www.lincolntown.org/agendacenter/parks-and-recreation-committee-27/#09182023-5226>, > and here > <https://www.lincolntown.org/agendacenter/parks-and-recreation-committee-27/#10232023-5280>) > and it was determined by the committee that the cost of doing a fireworks > show on the 4th of July was currently prohibitive. Consolidation in the > industry, the requirement for a multi-year contract, and the reduction of > the celebrations budget during the school building project were all given > as influences in the decision as well as concerns about noise and fire. > Doing a show at another time of year was also discussed and while the cost > goes down significantly if you do a show at another time other than the > 4th, there was no consensus on when or if the town would want a fireworks > show on a different date. > > I hear there used to be a Celebrations Committee that helped organize > this, however that Committee no longer exists. > > If anyone would like to know more and/or lobby for or against having a > fireworks display run by Parks and Rec, please attend the next Parks and > Rec Committee Meeting on Monday, September 15th. > > Rob Stringer > 15 Todd Pond Rd. > > FYI, the cost of a drone show is about 5-10 times more than doing a > traditional fireworks show. (Source: > https://www.droneshowsoftware.com/news/the-growing-trend-of-integrated-drones-and-fireworks-shows#:~:text=Traditional%20firework%20displays%20typically%20cost,light%20shows%20average%20around%20%24100%2C000 > .) > > > > On Jun 21, 2025, at 8:44 AM, John and Margit Griffith < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Regarding 4th of July Fireworks... > > As a former Parks and Rec commissioner, I can say - during the school > building project, we couldn't have fireworks because the campus was too > busy with temporary learning pods and building materials. That was during > my time on the PRC. > > Having rolled off that board, I can only assume that last year would have > been the first year they were possible, and we were in drought - several > towns either never scheduled or cancelled fireworks due to extreme fire > danger. Since these have to be planned almost a year in advance, and we > were still in drought until about a month ago, perhaps that's why we don't > have any this year? > > Any current PRCs want to chime in and correct me? > > Yours, > Margit > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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