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Seaside committee weighs stricter fines, education and beach enforcement for illegal fireworks
Summary
A Seaside advisory committee debated a draft ordinance to raise fines and improve enforcement for illegal fireworks, emphasizing officer discretion, public education and coordination with state parks and Oregon State Police; members plan recommendations for the city council by late winter.
A Seaside advisory committee discussed strengthening penalties and enforcement for illegal consumer fireworks, focusing on repeated and reckless behavior on the beach and in neighborhoods. Committee members endorsed a combined approach of a graduated fine structure, a public education campaign, and clarified enforcement procedures to make fines more enforceable in municipal court.
Committee members said the goal is behavior change, not only higher fines. “If we can show we’ve done everything in our power to educate you — billboards, signs, handouts — it’s easier to write those tickets and enforce them,” Speaker 5 said, arguing that…
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