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Hannibal adopts ordinance allowing personal fireworks use after debate over safety and animal/veteran impacts
Summary
After a lengthy debate about fire risk, animals and veterans' PTSD, the Hannibal City Council adopted Bill 25-053 to revise the city's fireworks rules, with the ordinance passing on a divided vote and the mayor urging a trial period and willingness to revisit the policy.
The Hannibal City Council on July 1 adopted Bill 25-053, an ordinance amending Chapter 12, Article 1 (12-1) to revise the city’s rules on the sale and use of fireworks. The ordinance passed after a divided vote and extended debate over safety risks, effects on animals and potential harm to veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
The vote reflected sharp community divisions: several council members said they had received predominantly negative feedback from residents worried about fire risk and animals, while others said many constituents favored permitting fireworks and called for a trial…
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