Do all fireworks stands in Vancouver and Clark County help fund the July 4th event?
No. In the early decades of the event, almost all consumer fireworks stands in Vancouver and Clark County were officially associated with the Fourth of July Committee. At that time a portion of nearly all fireworks stand proceeds supported the event. In fact, supporting the event was a licensing condition for most, with few exceptions. Therefore, the 4th of July event at Fort Vancouver always had sufficient funding to meet expenses. However, as the area’s population grew, the number of fireworks sales licenses increased dramatically, and most of the current fireworks stands have never been associated with funding the 4th of July event. Further, it was legally determined that mandating support as a licensing condition was a restraint of trade. As the competition increased from non-event supporting sales, the 4th of July Committee’s revenues fell and they began to accumulate debt from their official fireworks stands, which finally resulted in terminating their operations. Q: What are the
