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July Fourth Celebration Committee

The final report of the July Fourth Celebration Committee was presented to the City Council on January 9, 2024.

The full report, which includes community survey results, Committee recommendations, and information from Eau Claire Fire & Rescue, Eau Claire Police, Community Services Division, and a fire works vendor can be read by clicking the link below.

July Fourth Celebration Committee - Final Recommendations to City Council

The presentation, which took place during a Study Session which followed the Council's regular Legislative Session meeting, can be viewed by following this link: https://eauclairewi.granicus.com/player/clip/423?meta_id=15902

General Information

The City has hosted a firework display on the 4th of July for many decades, with them occurring at Carson Park for most of that time. In recent years, members of the Council, staff, and public have discussed different issues related to a large-scale fireworks display, including:

Safety concerns with the Carson Park location;
Logistics related to the pandemic;
Staffing constraints; and
Discussion of the use of fireworks in general; and

In an effort to address these concerns, the Council determined that the next step would be to establish an ad hoc committee that could weigh the different options with regard to July 4th celebrations going forward.

Therefore, the July Fourth Celebration Committee has been formed with the following charge:

• Solicit feedback from public stakeholder groups, including neighborhood associations, veterans, businesses, historians, and other members of the public; and

• Seek feedback from city departments; and

• Make recommendations prior to the end of calendar year 2023 to the Council with regard to the use of Fireworks in the summer of 2024 and in years beyond the current agreement; and

• Make recommendations on additional or alternative approaches to City-sponsored community celebrations.

• If recommending the use of fireworks, then make recommendations as to the location of the fireworks.

Committee Members

Ad Hoc Committee will include the following composition:

Two City Council Members appointed by the City Council

One representative of Visit Eau Claire

One representative of the Eau Claire County Veterans Service Commission

One representative of the Council of Neighborhood Association

One representative of the Eau Claire City-County Board of Health

One member of the city of Eau Claire community

Commission Members

City Council - Andrew Werthmann

City Council - Charlie Johnson

Visit Eau Claire - Benny Anderson

Eau Claire County Veterans Service Commission - Adam Kohls

Neighborhood Association - Susan Kasik-Miller

Eau Claire City-County Board of Health - True Vue

Community member - Kevin Zehr

Contact Information

For more information about the Fireworks Committee that is not addressed on the City's website, please contact either City Council Member Andrew Werthmann or City Council Member Charlie Johnson. Contact information for City Council members can be found on this page of our website: EauClaireWI.gov/CityCouncilMembers

To apply for a position on the Fireworks Committee or any of the City's other Boards, Commissions, and Committees, please fill out a Resource Bank Form, which can be found here: https://www.cognitoforms.com/CityOfEauClaire/resourcebankform

Citizen Resource Bank Form