We need to get an idea of what tax money we feel the patrons should have been charged and go from there. For those readers who have always included the fireworks display in Hot Springs Village as part of their July 4th celebration, there will be a variation in plans this year. The fireworks display will be relocated. According to the POA General Manager's office, because of the re-sprigging of the first fairway on DeSoto Golf Course and the replanting of grass near the first tee box, the 4th of July fireworks celebration, which usually takes place on DeSoto will be relocated to a different site this year. A statement coming from the General Manager's office said a representative from the pyrotechnic company was shown three or four alternative sites for the fireworks display and has agreed upon the Balboa beach area.
Plans are now underway to accommodate that area for fireworks viewing only.
All other events that usually coincide with the July 4th celebration will take place in the DeSoto Games Area and the surrounding location. We don't know what to expect. The people who walked and 'golf carted' it in the past are going to have to drive and the people that live on the east side of the Village won't. It's probably a trade off. Recreation Director Terry Lodge said the Balboa beach area will not be able to handle all the usual viewers, but there are several other locations from which the display can be seen.