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Resident urges stricter fireworks rules after holiday; council pledges to explore enforcement and bike-path repairs
Summary
A resident described hazardous fireworks use and leftover debris on a bike path and urged the council to act; the mayor said he would consult police and fire leaders and suggested reaching out to state legislators because state law limits local regulation.
During public comment at the July 7 Trenton City Council meeting, resident David Heatherly raised safety concerns about consumer fireworks and urged the council to consider local action to curb dangerous use and unsafe storage.
Heatherly described finding a large, 8-by-4-foot platform of spent fireworks on the bike path near the Westfield Center and said private displays on public land during the Fourth of July had scorched grasses and disfigured streets. He argued that many users lack the skills to store or discharge powerful devices safely and…
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