Council to Vote on Winter Fireworks Show in Downtown Kirkwood

Plans for a winter fireworks display in Downtown Kirkwood look to move forward tonight as the Kirkwood City Council will vote on whether to approve a bill that appropriates Parks and Recreation reserve funds for the Dec. 29 show.

The council will take its first vote on a bill that authorizes Mayor Art McDonnell to enter into a $7,000 contract with J&M Displays for the company to provide the 2012 New Year’s Fireworks Display.

Fireworks will be launched from Kirkwood City Hall at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 29 following entertainment beginning at 6 p.m., according to the Downtown Kirkwood Special Business District.

The display is being held as a way to deliver fireworks festivities to Kirkwood residents after the July 4th Freedom Festival had to be canceled due to drought conditions.

Increased Fees and Amendments

Other agenda items include a vote on a bill to increase ambulance fees and a bill to add fees for non-resident season passes to the Kirkwood Aquatic Center.

The Council also plans to discuss amendments to the recently overhauled Kirkwood Zoning Code proposed by Kirkwood Mayor Art McDonnell at the Council's Nov. 1 meeting, according to the Webster-Kirkwood Times

At the last meeting of the Kirkwood City Council, McDonnell "recommended constraints on the use of a 'community unit plan' be relaxed for residential developers," the Times reports. He also recommended large Kirkwood grocery stores be allowed to sell wine by the glass as part of restaurant operations, according to the Times.

See the attached PDF of the Kirkwood City Council's Nov. 15 agenda.

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