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Sequim to move fireworks launch site farther from bald‑eagle nest after staff monitoring
Summary
City staff showed drone footage of a nest with two fledglings near the existing launch area, said moving the professional fireworks discharge to a different city right‑of‑way puts it more than half a mile from the nest, and proposed ongoing monitoring and public outreach.
Public Works staff told Sequim City Council on April 28 that they will relocate the city’s professional Fourth‑of‑July fireworks discharge to a different city right‑of‑way farther from a newly documented bald‑eagle nest.
Public Works Director Paul Busich and Parks Manager Hannah Merrill described drone footage showing a nest with two fledglings near the Gary Oak restoration area and said a revised launch point on city property would be about a half mile or more from the nest.
Busich and Merrill described the city’s review and said staff concluded the new launch…
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