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Brown Deer board adopts ordinance banning sale and use of fireworks; debate focuses on "safe-and-sane" novelty items
Summary
After extended public comment and staff briefing, the Village of Brown Deer adopted an ordinance prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks; trustees debated whether to also ban ground-based "safe-and-sane" novelty items, and directed staff to draft language accordingly.
The Village of Brown Deer on Feb. 4 adopted an ordinance prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks in the village, after public comment from vendors and residents and extended discussion by trustees about whether so-called "safe-and-sane" ground items such as sparklers and poppers should be allowed to be sold.
Supporters of allowing limited sales argued the items provide a lower-risk, local fundraising option. Matt Soko, manager with TNT Fireworks, told the board that novelty, ground-based items are “a much safer alternative option for the community to purchase” and said local tent sales help fund a teacher’s classroom (he said the tent operator in Brown Deer keeps about 20% of sales for her…
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