The Ocala City Council will make a final decision next week on a two-year, $300,000 contract for the Fourth of July drone show after previously tabling the vote to ask the county to commit $75,000 to the event. County officials have since indicated they will only request $20,000, the same financial commitment for this year’s show that was half the cost.
The contract with Sky Elements, LLC, will come before the Ocala City Council for a final vote on Tuesday, December 17.
In October, the council decided to table a vote on the contract after City Manager Pete Lee informed them that the city had put in a request for funding assistance in the amount of $75,000…