Commission Meeting Agenda Item

The Parks and Recreation Department is requesting that we be allowed to work with the Lady Lake Area Chamber of Commerce to raise funds for a fireworks display to be held on July 4^th, 2023.

In a discussion before the pandemic, the Commission did not want to invest in the event, but we are asking for the opportunity to try to raise the funds for a 2023 show. We would have to try and raise $40,000.00 for a good show.

The popularity and anticipation of such an event will most likely draw a huge crowd that  will dwarf the Town’s current largest event, the Christmas Parade.

I am asking for consideration for this opportunity as at a population of over 16,000 residents, many municipalities this size celebrate the 4^th every year with fireworks.