Boom! How Are Ferndale Residents Handling Fireworks Season?
Take our poll and tell us how you feel about personal fireworks use and the new fireworks law.
Flash! Bang! Screech! Boom! If you haven't been in bed early every night this past week with earplugs on, you're likely familiar with the new sounds of Independence Day. As part of a new state law that allows consumers to buy airborne fireworks without leaving Michigan, municipalities cannot regulate fireworks use on federal holidays – such as July 4 – or the day right before and after. Legislators passed the change to generate sales tax revenue and registration fees. Ferndale City Council then passed an ordinance that prohibits the use of fireworks except on the days already allowed by the state law. "Now people can shoot much bigger ones than Michigan ever allowed to be sold," said Ferndale Fire Chief Kevin Sullivan. That's a big fire …
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Ferndale Resident
10:35 pm on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
If people are so keen on lighting fireworks, I'll be happy to hand them the bill for carpet cleaning I need after my dog gets scared and uses the bathroom all over the house. more ›