Two more firework shows are scheduled this spring and summer after the Great Bend City Council approved the displays following a pair of Great Bend Bat Cats games.
The summer collegiate baseball team’s manager Roger Ward met with City of Great Bend officials on April 4 to discuss the displays at certain home games.
The safety area surrounding the launching site will only necessitate the short closing of the west roadway around Veterans Lake.
“These would be Class C fireworks,” said Great Bend City Attorney Bob Suelter. “The fireworks will be set off near the center field fence. We have a 200-foot radius that we can let people in during the display. It will not affect the tennis courts or parking.”
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