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Committee begins review of fireworks ordinance and awaits AML guidance on loitering enforcement
Summary
Mayor requested the committee revisit the city's fireworks ordinance to consider limited allowances around holidays; members discussed enforcement challenges and said they are awaiting guidance from the Arkansas Municipal League on recent attorney general comments about loitering enforcement.
The committee opened discussion on whether to amend Jonesboro's current fireworks ordinance, which broadly prohibits fireworks in city limits except by permit. A member said Mayor Kopenhagenberger asked the group to begin reviewing the ordinance to consider limited allowances around the Fourth of July (and possibly New Year's), with specific hours and area restrictions to reduce random, nuisance usage while preserving public safety.
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