The fireworks cancellation was bogus. Just hours before all these donations came in I suggested that special city events be paid for by the private sector. This e-mail went out to Mayor & council before this money was raised. Yes they made the calls and got the money, but they also took the credit for coming up with the idea of going to the private sector. If you look on your Tucson water bill you will find a box to fill in an amount to go to an open space fund. This is bogus too as the county has bond money to buy open space. The city pushes for more In Fill. Anyway my suggestion was to replace the open space fund with a “Special City Events” fund such as for fireworks, bicycle events, etc. I’ve even discussed this idea with a City Council aid. Let’s see were this goes.