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Flomaton Votes To Cancel Fireworks Show With Century; Century Council Can’t Vote Without Quorum
June 9, 2020
It now looks certain that the annual Century-Flomaton fireworks show won’t happen this year for the Fourth of July.
The show is funded by both communities, and it alternates locations each year from Showalter and Anthony Pleasant parks in Century to Hurricane Park in Flomaton. This year’s show was set to be in Century.
Century Council President Ann Brooks called a special council meeting for Monday morning to discuss the future of the show, but only one other council member – Ben Boutwell – joined the teleconference meeting. Council members Louis Gomez, Sandra McMurray-Jackson and James Smith were virtual no-shows for the meeting\. Without a quorum of the members on the call, the meeting could not progress.
Century Mayor Henry Hawkins said Monday afternoon said he would be waiting to see what Flomaton wanted to do, possibly still contributing Century’s portion of the cost to Flomaton.
But Monday evening, the Flomaton Town Council voted not to take part in a fireworks show this year.
Barring any drastic last minute action by the Century Town Council at their next meeting on June 15, the fireworks show will not happen this year.
This year’s Sertoma 4 of July Fireworks Celebration in Pensacola has also been canceled due to the coronavirus, permitting issues, and a lack of funding.
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5 Responses to “Flomaton Votes To Cancel Fireworks Show With Century; Century Council Can’t Vote Without Quorum”
Someone somewhere violated the law so we gonna violate the law and shoot fireworks.
That’s the American way?
Hopefully it will be wet in July. The forestry service needs a rest.
Well we certainly have OUR OWN Fireworks display. If the riotors and burners can get together and burn building and beat up people and kill people, then the law CANOT STOP US from having our onw show!!!!
So you can’t celebrate the Fourth of July without the government paying for foreign fireworks with tax dollars??
Should the government provide you entertainment too?
I remember as a child enjoying the 4th of July celebrations at the lake where the log cabin and my Uncle Sidney Manning’s monument was originally located. I remember performing with a music group there as an adult along with other festivities.
What I’m seeing with this decision is protesting is fine but not celebrating the freedom we have to do such. Sad, sad day for America!
I have seen this in city after city and now town after town. WHY? Most cited Covid19…. but all of the same cities encourage and join in all of the protest going on every day. Tell the truth, you do not want to spend the money and more than that is, letting history die. The 4th in Flomaton and Century and South Flomaton as it was in the 70’s. …..it was SOMETHING everyone looked forward to. Shows, booths, food, treasure hunts, all started very early in the morning and all ended with a spectacular fire works show..Just very sad our kids and grand kids will never see that because of weak government in our cities.