Orland Park's Independence Fireworks Show
Display location:Orland Park
City:Illinois
State:Illinois
Date:Fourth of July
Details: Orland Park's Independence Spectacular has been trimmed to one day this year, but Village trustees took preliminary steps last week to ensure the Fourth of July festival still goes out with a bang.
The Village's community events and outreach committee voted 2-1 on Monday, Jan. 11 to recommend the Village Board approve a three-year contract with Melrose Pyrotechnics for a fireworks display at the Independence Spectacular held July 4 at Centennial Park.
Under the terms of the contract, the Indiana-based pyro company will be paid $23,000 each of the next three years to set up and deploy the fireworks and synch the 25-minute show with music, Trustee Kathy Fenton said. The Village has used Melrose Pyrotechnics for its Fourth of July festival for the last 10 years, Fenton noted.
Trustee Bernard Murphy cast the lone vote against the contract. He asked if the Village should consider skipping the fireworks show this year to save money after the challenges Orland Park faced to adopt a balanced budget for 2010.
Assistant Village Manager Ellen Baer told Murphy the board could place a donation box on all water bills for those residents wanting to contribute and help offset the cost of the show.
Orland Park officials already approved reducing the Independence Spectacular from two days to one to trim staffing expenses. The cost of the fireworks display was included in this year's budget, Trustee Ed Schussler said.
"Trustee Murphy's comments are well-taken because this is going to be a difficult year and a tight year," Schussler said. "But we did already make cuts to the event and we already budgeted [for the fireworks show]."
Fenton, who serves as chairman of the community events and outreach committee, said she never considered eliminating the fireworks display from the festival.
"I think we figured we could reorganize the festival [to one day] to save funds," she said. "You can't have a Fourth of July festival without fireworks."
A vote on whether to approve the contract with Melrose Pyrotechnics was expected to take place at the Village Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 18.
City:Illinois
State:Illinois
Date:Fourth of July
Details: Orland Park's Independence Spectacular has been trimmed to one day this year, but Village trustees took preliminary steps last week to ensure the Fourth of July festival still goes out with a bang.
The Village's community events and outreach committee voted 2-1 on Monday, Jan. 11 to recommend the Village Board approve a three-year contract with Melrose Pyrotechnics for a fireworks display at the Independence Spectacular held July 4 at Centennial Park.
Under the terms of the contract, the Indiana-based pyro company will be paid $23,000 each of the next three years to set up and deploy the fireworks and synch the 25-minute show with music, Trustee Kathy Fenton said. The Village has used Melrose Pyrotechnics for its Fourth of July festival for the last 10 years, Fenton noted.
Trustee Bernard Murphy cast the lone vote against the contract. He asked if the Village should consider skipping the fireworks show this year to save money after the challenges Orland Park faced to adopt a balanced budget for 2010.
Assistant Village Manager Ellen Baer told Murphy the board could place a donation box on all water bills for those residents wanting to contribute and help offset the cost of the show.
Orland Park officials already approved reducing the Independence Spectacular from two days to one to trim staffing expenses. The cost of the fireworks display was included in this year's budget, Trustee Ed Schussler said.
"Trustee Murphy's comments are well-taken because this is going to be a difficult year and a tight year," Schussler said. "But we did already make cuts to the event and we already budgeted [for the fireworks show]."
Fenton, who serves as chairman of the community events and outreach committee, said she never considered eliminating the fireworks display from the festival.
"I think we figured we could reorganize the festival [to one day] to save funds," she said. "You can't have a Fourth of July festival without fireworks."
A vote on whether to approve the contract with Melrose Pyrotechnics was expected to take place at the Village Board meeting on Monday, Jan. 18.
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