Port Huron seeks to resume summer firework show
June 9, 2021
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PORT HURON, Mich. (AP) A popular firework show in Port Huron could return a year after it was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A notice to proceed with the show has been authorized as part of the Blue Water Festival, according to City Manager James Freed.
The total cost for the firework show is about $8,600. A $5,000 grant from the DTE Foundation for Blue Water Festival 2020 will be used. The city is looking to raise funds to pay the remaining costs.
The festival is expected to be held in July.
The Michigan House voted Tuesday to pass three bills that will extend state and city income tax deadlines through April 17, codifying extensions that had already been issued by the state and its biggest cities.
In March, the Michigan Department of Treasury extended the state individual income tax deadline from Thursday, April 15, to May 17. Many cities levying income taxes gave similar extensions.
The delay brought the state in line with a similar delay issued by the Internal Revenue Service due to the unusual circumstances related to the pandemic.
The three bills passed nearly unanimously Tuesday through the House. They essentially codify the delays and provided automatic extensions for state and city income tax returns should the IRS decide an additional delay is needed. The bills were sponsored by Rep. Matt Hall, R-Marshall; Rep. Tenisha Yancey, D-Harper Woods; and Rep. Andrew Beeler, R-Port Huron.