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Residents urge limiting PaddleHeads fireworks to July 4 to protect pets and neighbors
Summary
During public comment, a resident representing Huskies Against Fireworks asked the council to restrict PaddleHeads fireworks to July 4 only, citing weeks of severe anxiety for his partner's dog and urging better enforcement and public messaging about illegal private fireworks.
John Woolverton, a Near North Side resident, described how extended fireworks displays around Missoula caused severe and prolonged anxiety for his partner's older husky and asked the council to limit PaddleHeads' fireworks to July 4 only. "I more specifically ask you to limit Paddleheads' fireworks to July 4 only," he said, and requested that the city convene the police chief and fire chief next year to outline enforcement plans for illegal private fireworks and public notifications.
Mayor Davis thanked Mr. Woolverton for his comments and said the council would consider these community concerns as part of broader public-safety planning; no formal action was taken during the meeting.
