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Resident urges Lake Stevens to reconsider fireworks after advisory vote; council receives public comment
Summary
A long-time resident asked the council to reconsider allowing consumer fireworks within city limits, citing stress to elderly residents, disabled people and pets, and potential property damage; council received the comment during public comment and did not take immediate action.
Patricia Johnson, a Lake Stevens resident, asked the City Council on Aug. 26, 2025, to reconsider the city’s decision to allow consumer fireworks following an advisory vote several years earlier. Johnson spoke during the public-comment period and described personal experience and community impacts. Johnson said she moved into the city limits in 2015 and that Fourth of July and New Year’s displays have intensified since she first moved to the area. She told…
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