Sundown Salute will have to claw, scrape, high jump and hope to pole vault it’s way out of a red financial hole.

Jim Sands, City Commissioner, confirmed during the Tuesday, November 15th City Commission meeting that the major Fourth of July Celebration has come up approximately $30,000 short of funding this year.

Sands attributes that deficit to rain, problems with the fireworks display the past two years and fundraising issues. “We’ve got to do some fundraising, we’ve got to get our names out there – maybe do a poker run, maybe do some pancake feeds, some golf – but we’ve got to do more than at the last minute.”

Sands suggested allowing other people a chance at coordinating musical acts. “Ms. Nikki at the Devil’s tail, she’s on the Board, let her do some of the coordination for music – she’s got the contacts already.”

Sundown Salute 2017 isn’t in jeopardy of not occurring according to Sands.

“It may be less, fewer days, but it’s going to be bigger and better – so we’re going to do less better,” said Sands.