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Gardner approves higher permit fee and narrower sales window for fireworks to fund mitigation for sensitive residents and animals
Gardner City Council · May 9, 2025
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Summary
The council adopted an ordinance increasing fireworks‑sales permit fees to $1,500 and aligning permitted sales hours with discharge hours (sales to align with 11 p.m. discharge end). The extra fees are intended to fund signage and mitigation for sound‑sensitive residents and animals.
The Gardner City Council adopted an ordinance raising the permit fee for fireworks sales to $1,500 (a $500 increase) and clarifying hours when fireworks sales are permitted to match allowed discharge times.
An ad hoc committee that reviewed the municipal fireworks rules recommended the…
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