Temecula cancels plans for Fourth of July fireworks display

Jeff Pack Staff Writer Heeding the advice of Temecula City Attorney Peter Thorson, the city of Temecula Community Services Department announced that they would be canceling a tentatively scheduled Fourth of July fireworks display at Ronald Reagan Sports Park. “The city of Temecula Community Services Department notified vendors the July 4 fireworks display was being canceled to avoid unrecoverable costs to the city and based upon the opinion of city attorney Peter Thorson,” a press release issued by the city late Wednesday night stated.  That leaves the city of Lake Elsinore, which moved to host a July 4 fireworks show earlier this week and the city of Menifee as the only two cities in southwest Riverside County planning to host a fireworks display on Independence Day.  T