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lompkins responded by stating that the Fourth of July celebration is “not a moneymaker. It’s a community day,” and he noted the benefit that the event has had for local non-profit organizations such as the Episcopal Church, the Lions Club, and the Library.
Council members and meeting attendees continued by discussing event approaches and features, and various suggestions were made to improve this year’s celebration. Suggestions were forwarded to shorten the celebration to a half of the day, " to revert to the practice of using local vendors only, to add the high school marching band and floats to the parade, and to promote juried events like livestock judging.
There appeared to be a support to, as Charlie Tompkins said, “restore that feeling of community” and make the Fourth of July celebration one that is community-centered as it had been in the past.
Included in the meeting material package was a copy of William Carrigan’s comments made at the June 12, 1996 Town Council meeting. Mr. Carrigan, the major Fourth of July celebration benefactor, had said at that time that his “original inten- - tion in offering this ideal location (his front yard on Middle Street) for the fireworks was for the community, with their family and friends, to join together to celebrate Independence Day.” It was also reported that “he would like to see a return to a July
See COUNCIL, Page A6
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