(Atlantic) The Atlantic City Council’s Personnel and Finance Committee is recommending the City go out for bids for the 2022 July 4th fireworks display.
At Tuesday’s Personnel and Finance Committee meeting Atlantic City Administrator John Lund told the committee it’s time to move forward, and find another company or local individual to put on the display.
The Committee is suggesting the City put the display up for bid over the next several weeks.
The City received citizen complaints after J & M’s displays fireworks program lasted for only 11- minutes. J&M responding to a letter from the city questioning the length of the show says they learned the tech fired the show at a quick, intense pace, which they thought would be more exciting but it shortened the display. They said the amount fired matched the $6,000 paid by the City; it just fired too quickly. The company proposed to give the community a free $6,000 show in 2022 to make up for it, the stipulation; the show would have to be held on July 2.
The Atlantic City Council decided last month to terminate the contract.
