Too often this and other blogs are the forum for negative and complaining people so to start a trend here are my 4th of July kudos. Everyone involved with the planning and operation of the 4th of July festivities should be commended. All of the events seemed to go without any problems. A great time was available to all that attended. The quantity of parade viewers seemed to be up. The paving at the Kiwanis-Moore park was a big plus too (as much as i hate to say it, cause i didn’t want more asphalt in town)
And the employees of the city who spent the holiday weekend away from their families and friends deserve a big thank-you from all the residents of Aurora. People like Rec Director, Jim Kraus, Fire Cheif, Dave Barnes and the rest of the police and firemen, Bill Fellenstein and his Crews who got the parks ready and looking so good and Laura Holman who organized the parade party and more. I know that Rec department employees put in a lot of hours to make sure every event went smoothly. And everything was cleaned up so quickly, the streets and the parks looked great the next day.
What was your experience? I attended the fireworks with a family from University Heights who were very impressed with the quality of the event, and especially impressed by the kids and teems who were there, much different behavior at public events than they see in the Heights.
