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Altamonte Springs just approved a new budget packed with tough choices — including axing its wildly popular $950K Fourth of July fireworks show, “Red Hot and Boom.” But there’s a bright spot: the beloved community library, once on the chopping block due to high costs, is staying open thanks to resident outcry and a bold proposal by Commissioner Jim Turney. The city will shift library operations to a local nonprofit by February, with final decisions expected in April — turning a potential loss into a hopeful community-driven revival.

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