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03/11/2008: "Fire Works Ban. Supported Or Not?"

The County Council has been back and forth on, to or not to, ban all use of fireworks in San Juan County. Councilman Howard Rosenfeld brought up the matter again on Monday, reminding the Council that they need to act now in order for the ban to be in approved this year, to prevent the use of fireworks next year.

Originally the Fire Chiefs had made a formal request, but the Sheriff’s Department said that enforcement was not a problem for them except for the one or two days a year, but they had it under control.

On Tuesday Councilman Rich Peterson said that he believed the Sheriff was now in harmony with the fire chiefs, and would support a ban. He added that historically the Council was told a ban was not necessary, “but there now there seems to be a different perspective that they would like it to occur.”

Peterson suggested they tell Prosecutor Gaylord to draft an ordinance. Councilman Bob Myhr agreed, and that they should proceed to hold a public hearing on the matter once a draft has been approved by the Council.