Juneau’s fireworks show canceled after assembly fails to pass mask mandate

People watch the fireworks launched from Gastineau Channel for the 2017 Fourth of July celebration. (Photo by Matt Miller/KTOO)
Juneau will not see a downtown fireworks show this Independence Day weekend, after all.
At its meeting Monday night, the Juneau Assembly reversed an earlier decision to hold the July 3 show by failing to approve a mandate requiring face masks at the event to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
When assembly members voted 5 to 4 last week to hold the fireworks, they did it w