Stamping Ground keeps July 4 parade; commission rejects fireworks over safety and cost

The City of Stamping Ground confirmed a July 4 parade scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m., with required encroachment permits to close Main Street from Birch Street to Commonwealth Drive. Commissioners directed clerks to submit the required permit applications.

On fireworks, Fire Commissioner and Pro Tem Dale Perry advised that a professional display would cost approximately $5,000 and that the city lacks a safe firing location. The commission recorded the decision not to hold fireworks and discussed repurposing that money for other events; they agreed to consult Attorneys Hoffman and Osborne about making roughly $1,000 available for each event from indicated funds. Additional July activities discussed included a car show, a pet parade and a possible fish fry coordinated by the Fire Department.