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Residents' letters on parade wording and fireworks prompt council work group
Summary
Council read three letters: a complaint about La Di Da parade signage wording, concerns about fireworks impacts on pets and people with PTSD, and a budget concern; the council formed a work group to explore alternatives to fireworks.
During the council agenda the chair read three letters submitted to the council. One letter expressed concerns about wording on a La Di Da parade sign; the chair urged sensitivity in the language the city uses. Another letter raised the effects of fireworks on animals and residents with trauma: the chair said people nd pets can be harmed and the council formed a work group to examine alternatives.
"...the fireworks, which anyone that has a dog, mine crawls under the bed and you're not gonna get them out for a day or 2," the chair said, citing the distress fireworks can cause to animals and residents. The chair noted the group will look for alternatives that balance tradition and community safety.
A third letter raised budgetary concerns; the chair reported that the correspondent is conducting one-on-one conversations with council members to discuss the issue further. No formal budget action or ordinance was recorded in the transcript.
