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Locals seeking out pop-its, sparklers and snakes for their Fourth of July festivities marked their calendars for Wednesday the day fireworks stands in Costa Mesa were officially open for business.
Newport Beach residents Colleen and Buck Johns were among a small group of customers who turned out for the 10 a.m. opening of a stand on 17th Street, operated by supporters of the Costa Mesa High School cheerleading teams, who will receive a portion of the proceeds for their labor.
“We have a grandson who lives in Costa Mesa, so I’m going to meet up with him today and give him some sparklers,” said Colleen Johns, whose birthday happens to fall on July 4.
A proposed $163.5-million budget plan forecasts revenue gains that, coupled with disaster reserve and American Rescue Plan funding, could set the city on a path to economic recovery.
Costa Mesa Receives Outstanding Credit Rating Amid Pandemic
Costa Mesa, California, received an impressive credit rating during the most recent fiscal year, despite challenges brought on by the ongoing COVID-19pandemic.
The city received an AA+ rating from Standard and Poor’s (S&P) for the 2019–20 fiscal year, which ended June 30, for its 2017 Lions Park Project bonds.
The Lions Park Project is a series of improvements in the city’s infrastructure that includes building the new Donald Dungan Library and event space for public use.
Costa Mesa issued bonds for the Lions Park Project from the state, and repaid them with revenue generated from the project, to receive the rating.