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Residents urge Racine leaders to clamp down on illegal fireworks, citing trauma to pets and veterans
Summary
Three residents told the Racine Common Council that illegal, ‘bomb‑sounding’ fireworks near homes shake windows, produce hazardous smoke and traumatize pets and veterans; commenters urged enforcement, earlier policing and a possible 10:30 p.m. cutoff and linked the issue to an upcoming fireworks procurement referral.
Jill Ballantyne, a Racine resident, told the Common Council on Tuesday that illegal fireworks set off near her home produce “bomb‑sounding” blasts that shake windows, generate smoke that makes “your eyes tear” and leave neighbors struggling to breathe.
“It's a dense, highly populated area,” Ballantyne said, and the repeated blasts “go on almost every night” in July. She asked the council to enforce existing noise and disturbance ordinances and take steps to prevent the incidents rather…
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