I agreed to
the relocation of the fireworks firing site based on meetings with the Kingwood
Country Club and the PyroTech Engineer. I knew that there was a risk but
believed it was acceptable. I was wrong and I apologize for the disaster that resulted
from that decision. We all believed that the higher elevation of the firing
site would overcome the additional distance from the Park. I don’t know why we
were so wrong and do not yet know the reason for the long delay in firing. I
will work on understanding those in the next few days and update you when I know.
There was no
malice in the decision either by ourselves or the Club. This was not a decision
by the Club to rob the Kingwood community of the traditional display. At all
times we tried to ensure that we could meet the needs of both parties. We didn’t
and again I am deeply sorry. I understand the anger and disappointment of the
community as I have worked over the past 10 years to help with producing the
best quality events that we could with the limited budget available.
We will be
reviewing the plans for next years event but I am not sure that we can come up
with a solution. The Club are unlikely to agree to a return to the original site
although we will of course talk to them about that. It may be that we each have
to stage our own scaled down shows with limited visibility. That will be sad
but may be inevitable.
I am very
sorry that this happened but nothing I can say or do will fix it for the thousands
who waited last night.
Tony Austin
Director
Town Center Park Association
July 5, 2017
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