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Article: Fiery Skies; Monterey will host annual fireworks show this July 4; Salinas skies will be dark.
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- Monterey County Weekly
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- June 30, 2005
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It will be rockets red glare and bombs bursting in air like usual in Monterey this Fourth of July holiday, while over in Salinas the annual fireworks show has fizzled out. The difference between pyrotechnics and dark skies, officials say, is the level of financial support from the respective cities and communities.
Shannon Beltran, Monterey's new Recreation Supervisor, says that despite budgetary constraints, the city of Monterey has perennially chosen to fund the fireworks show.
"The fireworks show has come up in the budgeting process," she says. "But it's not going to be cut this year."
In contrast, the city of Salinas doesn't contribute any funds to the annual fireworks show. For the ...