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Public commenter urges Medical Lake to ease fireworks ban, suggests New Year's allowance
Summary
During citizen comment Art Kullberg said the fireworks ban was enacted too late for some residents to see and suggested allowing fireworks on New Year's Eve to reduce Fourth of July problems; mayor said the council will continue discussion at a future meeting after legal and sheriff input.
Art Kullberg addressed the council during public comment on the fireworks ordinance, saying the ban was implemented after many residents had already bought fireworks and that social-media outreach had not reached everyone. He suggested the council consider allowing fireworks on New Year's Eve as a compromise to reduce holiday conflicts, and he questioned whether limiting sales in-city would be effective given purchases outside city limits.
Kullberg said he collected roughly 59 comments after the prior meeting and reported a mix of views, with some residents believing the ban allowed out-of-time use. "If we're gonna do some changes... we could alter the ordinance to allow, on New Year's," he said. The mayor responded that staff will return the fireworks amendment for more discussion after meeting with legal counsel and the sheriff's office; the agenda item was noted for a future meeting.
