I have lived here my entire life. I hated taking my kids to fireworks at Weiss because we could never find parking, had to walk 2 miles and it was very crowded. I was very skeptical when they moved to the Lake, but every other community that lives on the lake hosts their fireworks from there and Lorain, Bay, Lakewood, always has a huge turnout. When I went to the fireworks for the first time on the lake, I actually could lay back and it looked as if they were shooting right over us. It was amazing and with the band in the background, it was magical! I am disappointed they will be moving them AGAIN! Looks like I will attend Bay this year...extremely disappointed.

I really enjoyed them last year at Miller Road Park..

I don't really care if the fireworks are held at Weiss or Miller. I will miss the Art Fest though with the music. It was fun to walk around and to sit and listen to the music.

Finally! The Lakefront fiasco is put to rest. I've been in avon Lake over 10 years, and the only times I was unable to actually see the fireworks was when they were at Miller Road Park. It was very difficult to see them from there, unless you were lucky enought to be somewhere with an unobstructed view. The parking for this event was terrible, making many have to walk almost a mile. Nothing wrong with walking, but if you have limited mobility or three small children, I bet you found it hard to go watch the fireworks. I tqalked to hundreds of people who did not like the lakefront fireworks as well as the ones at Weiss.

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Too bad. We wanted to take our boat to watch them last year. Needless to say, we will go to a community where you can see them from the boat. Boo, Avon Lake!

I think this is a great move back to Weiss Field. Not only does Weiss offer more room and unobstructed views of fireworks but it also brings the community together in, what I consider, the premiere park in Avon Lake. This will be a great showcase of the many improvements made to Weiss Field over the last 10 years and, in future years, this could perhaps tie into a little league baseball or softball tournament to coincide with the 4th of July weekend. Of course, I am sure there will be backlash from folks associated with (or perhaps just lovers of) the Arts Festival and also those with boats or lakefront property, but keep in mind that this is an event for the entire community. From a parking, safety, space and community perspective, this is a no-brainer. Good job Mayor Zilka.

Parking would be my main concern...there's not a ton of it at that park. But I guess you could park along the street. I hope they mow all the big fields, not just the part that's right next to the road so you can walk back a bit into the park and set up a blanket and stuff.

Really a shame that the fireworks won't be held at the lake. As several people have commented, Avon Lake is a lakefront community. Once a year the city could spring for a few portable toilets to host an event like this!

This is nothing more than a starting point of Mr. Zilka's big picture. He aims to do away with everything involving the arts and/or nature in general. He'll continue to hide behind the same tired argument that these events and activities are too expensive. What he doesn't understand is the arts are an invaluable investment of culture and shouldn't be brushed under the rug to save a few dollars. If I had to guess I would say the Parks and Recreation budget is next on the chopping block. It's unfortunate that community is what I moved here for yet Mr. Zilka sees no value in such a thing. Bring on big business!