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Newport council approves annual fireworks window from June 21 to July 5
Summary
The Newport City Council approved an ordinance permitting fireworks discharge annually from June 21 through July 5; the ordinance passed on third reading and was adopted in a 6-0 vote.
City Attorney Pettie read the third reading of an ordinance authorizing the discharge of fireworks in the City of Newport annually from June 21 through July 5.
After brief discussion the council approved the ordinance on a recorded vote with Council Members Julie Moss, Wendell Green, Andy May, Allen Edwards, Carol Falwell and Michael Allen voting yes. The measure passed 6-0.
The ordinance sets the recurring window for fireworks discharge but does not specify additional operational rules in the reading recorded at the June 1 meeting. City Attorney Pettie presented the text in full as the council considered final adoption.
The council took no further amendments; the meeting moved on to new-business items following the vote.
