LAKE ELSINORE —— The fireworks, it appears, haven't completely fizzled. After receiving a handful of complaints this week, Mayor Bob Magee said Thursday he's willing to ask the City Council to reconsider its earlier decision to scrap its planned Fourth of July fireworks show over the lake.

Magee was one of three members at Tuesday's council meeting who agreed the city didn't need to pay the $20,000 to hold its own fireworks display this year since the Storm, Lake Elsinore's minor-league baseball team, is staging its own show at the city-owned stadium, after its game July 4.

Along with a lighted-boat parade, the city sponsored its own show for the first time in more than a decade last year, ending years of complaints from the public that there was no consistent fireworks display in the city on Independence Day. The council opted Tuesday to continue the boat parade without the fireworks.

The city had been yielding to the Storm's annual show, which occurs on either July 3 or July 4, depending on whether the team is scheduled to play at home on Independence Day.

After receiving two letters and a telephone call this week criticizing the council's decision, Magee said he would reconsider his stance and introduce the issue again at the council's next meeting June 14 if more complaints come in.

"If it's something the community feels passionate about, I'm definitely open to re-evaluating the situation," Magee said. "My decision was based solely on economics. I wasn't sure we needed to spend $20,000 for a second show."

Councilmen Daryl Hickman and Thomas Buckley were in the minority in supporting the funding for the fireworks. Buckley said that he thought it was pretty clear from the widespread positive response to last year's show that it was something worth funding —— even at $20,000.

"It's not a necessity, I guess," he said. "But this is at least one non-necessity that people actually like."

Magee saw things differently and said that, since there was no public comment on the issue at the meeting, he was under the impression that it wasn't something people felt strongly about. That has changed with the feedback he has gotten this week.

"There is nothing etched in stone," Magee said. "I'm not too proud to … reconsider a decision. It's about what's best for the community. If the community feels it's an appropriate expenditure, I need to listen."

He also invited those interested in weighing in on the issue to reach him through the city's Web site at www.lake-elsinore.org, or by phone at (951) 674-3124.

Contact staff writer Jose Carvajal at (951) 676-4315, Ext. 2624, or jcarvajal@californian.com.