I’ve seen fire(works) and I’ve seen rain

Rain ain’t gonna cancel Kyle’s fireworks show. No, sirree, Bob. The rain might delay blast-off for as long as 24 hours, but dang it, the big bang is going to come off no matter what Mother Nature tries to do to prevent it.

That’s the word from City Manager Scott Sellers, who, in the most newsworthy moments of an otherwise drab (albeit, comparatively short) City Council meeting tonight, informed the city’s political leaders that nothing is going to stand in the way of the city shooting off some fireworks. But he also reminded the good folks in attendance and those watching from afar that the city’s men and women in blue will try to stand in the way of regular civilians armed with matches and firecrackers purchased from the neighborhood Open One Day Only Freeway Fireworks Emporium.

"Tomorrow night, we’ll be lighting our fireworks, weather permitting," Sellers said. "So, if you take a look at the forecast for tomorrow it’s supposed to rain most of the day. Not sure if that’s changed. However, it looks like it may be tapering off around the time that we’re going to be light the fireworks, around 9:30. So, weather permitting, we will still have our event at 9:30. If it’s a light drizzle, we’ll still light them off. If it is pouring rain, or thunder and lightning, we will hopefully wait out the storm. If it doesn’t look like that storm will pass then we may have to postpone to the following night."

Sellers said the city will be updating its Facebook page "constantly throughout the day" tomorrow for those wondering about the celebration’s status. The city manager also promised tomorrow night’s show "will be the largest we’ve done — a full 30 minutes
—  definitely worth coming to."

The event takes place on the Plum Creek Golf Course and the home staging area is the Performing Arts Center on Kyle Parkway and Kohlers Crossing. "There’s not a bad seat in the house," the city manager bragged.

Sellers said Kyle Police along with employees from Public Works and the Parks Department will be out and about tomorrow night "aggressively enforcing" the city’s ban on citizens setting off fireworks.