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Updated: 7:39 PM Mar 24, 2010
Fireworks Legal In All Areas Of Sedgwick County
Sedgwick County Commissioners passed an ordinance to make fireworks legal to shoot off during the Fourth of July holiday in unincorporated Sedgwick County.
Posted: 11:23 AM Mar 24, 2010Reporter: Deb Farris Email Address: dfarris@kake.com |
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March 24, 2010
Sedgwick County Commissioners passed an ordinance to make fireworks legal to shoot off during the Fourth of July holiday in unincorporated Sedgwick County.
Fire Marshal Tim Millspaugh told commissioners most people were unaware that fireworks were illegal in the county. He said a recent study showed the number of fires and injuries due to fireworks has not increased over the last 30 years.
Several fireworks wholesale company owners spoke during the public hearing session of the meeting supporting the new ordinance and asking that sales of fireworks be permitted in the county as well.
Commissioners passed the ordinance 4-1 with Commissioner Kelly Parks voting no. He said his neighbor has livestock and they run through fences when fireworks are going off.
The new ordinance will allow residents in unincorporated areas to shoot off consumer-grade fireworks on July 1, 2, 3, and 4 and when the Federal Holiday falls on July 5.
Commissioners will discuss the sale of fireworks in the county at a later date.
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