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Residents press West Richland council to curb aerial fireworks and ask for transparency on possible data centers
Summary
Residents urged the West Richland City Council to restrict aerial and mortar fireworks, citing fire danger and rising homeowner insurance, and raised concerns about a possible data center in the Lewis and Clark Ranch area; council members promised to discuss options and to require transparency if an application is filed.
Residents filled both in-person and virtual public-comment periods to press the West Richland City Council for stronger fireworks rules and to raise alarm about the prospect of data centers in the Lewis and Clark Ranch subarea.
At the first public comment period, Jerry Bogs summarized a recent city survey and told the council “51% of the residents want either more restrictive regulations or a total ban compared to 44% who want less restrictive regulations or simply to keep them as they are.” Anna Kessie, citing an industrial hygienist she quoted as Megan Kelly, warned about continuous low-frequency electromagnetic fields and other health and noise…
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