From the Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc.:
The Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc., today announced the cancellation of all planned festivities in Bel Air on July 4, 2020, including the Independence Day parade and fireworks display, in an effort to protect public health and abide by state and federal restrictions on large gatherings.
“For decades, our committee has prided itself on carrying on Bel Air’s Independence Day traditions without fail,” said Committee President Donald Stewart. “We have held events in inclement weather of all types–in fact, this is only the second time in more than 30 years that we have cancelled the parade and fireworks. However, after consulting with local officials, and evaluating tentative state and federal timeframes for the restoration of large gatherings and public events, we have determined that this year’s celebrations cannot occur as planned.”
Each year, the all-volunteer Bel Air Independence Day Committee, Inc. begins organizing and planning the day-long festivities months in advance of July 4, including the securing of contracts, coverage, and agreements with deadlines well before the day of the event. “Given the still-uncertain process of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the necessary planning and organization process cannot move forward,” states Parade Chairman and Committee Vice-President Michael Blum.
The committee previously canceled the July 4, 1989 parade and fireworks due to a tropical storm event; the fireworks display took place several days later.
The current Miss Bel Air Independence Day title-holder, Chiamaka Ezeonyebuchi, will retain that title through 2021, and will compete in the Miss Maryland pageant, which has been rescheduled for June 20-27, 2021. Her successor to the title will be chosen in early 2022.
For more information about the Bel Air Independence Day Committee and about July 4 in Bel Air, please visit http://belairjuly4.org
Oh my. Where will the dinosaurs and others trash up the city’s sidewalks 21 days in advance of the parade?
Get a load of this Douche bag
It would seem in poor taste to celebrate independence while the citizens’ freedom is stripped away by a half wit governor acting as a dictator.
Exactly what freedoms has he taken away from you?
I’ll wait
On the morning of thursdy March 26 at 6:00 am I saw some 50 ships moving Ina straight line moving across the sky in Edgewood from northwest to southeast. They were moving in groups of two three and four ships but in a perfectly straight line across the sky. They were so high in the sky they had to be outside our atmosphere…in space!….did anyone else see them? This is not the first time I saw them. What do I think? They are the back engineered crashed craft that we? have in a secret a space force. This is a true statement. Our government is hiding everything from us!