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I also have three dogs. They are terrified of fireworks. Any time fireworks go off I spend the night in the bathtub or back closet with my dogs. For hours. It would be one thing if it were one night on July 4th. We go up and camp in the forest that night. Unfortunately it is year round. Days before the 4th. Days after the 4th. The Applesox fireworks show two blocks away. My “neighbor” a block East who blows off a couple of bombs at least two nights in every month.
Most of all I wish Wenatchee police would at least make an effort to stop fireworks, which they do not.
The loud car exhausts and loud motorcycles are enough without the explosions.
Lots of people enjoy lots of stuff. Apparently many people enjoy running red lights. We don’t permit that. Many people seem to enjoy driving drunk. We don’t permit that. So why is it necessary to blow stuff up when it is clearly damaging to many?
So who with a sane mind would not support a fireworks ban---unless there was a conflict of interest, like money?
I do not support a ban on New Year's Eve. It's much damper and often they can be set off in snow fields. Yes, it's still annoying, but it is the start of a new year! Maybe the people that want to earn money could sell during the winter season.
I agree that they are right now difficult to enforce. That is because the police do not prioritize that enforcement, the same as loud exhausts and rd light running.
The way to change that is for citizens to barrage the mayor with our desire for the firework ban to be enforced. The police chief (who I like and support, as an aside) works for the mayor and will up enforcement efforts if so directed. That, and if your neighbor blows mortars, 9-1-1 is the answer every single time. Call and call and call. Video.