The annual event at Sugar House Park is a no-go, according to Chad Anderson, president of the Sugar House Park Authority board of trustees. He issued a statement that because of “cost and environmental concerns, the private organizer of the previous years’ July 4u200bthu200b fireworks event has chosen not to put on the event” in 2018.
This is just the latest pothole in what has proven to be a rocky road for fireworks. Salt Lake City cut off funding after the 2009 event, but there was a last-minute reprieve in 2010 when a fundraiser brought in more than $85,000 from area residents and businesses.