GALVESTON
Announcing the return to a fireworks tradition the Park Board of Trustees abandoned last year, island officials said this year’s Independence Day celebration won’t drone on like the glitchy 2022 iteration.
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Did I miss a story explaining how the city took this over from the Park Board? I hope the Park Board is helping to pay for the fireworks after the clusterdrone last year.
Yes. The Park Board is sharing the cost of the fireworks show with the city.
Ditch to Park Board along with their drones
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