LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Enough is enough, ban personal fireworks

Editor, Well, we survived another July 4th, barely! Isn’t it about time to ban personal fireworks and leave folks the option of the Holmes Harbor display instead? I’ve lived here forever, but every year it’s the same thing. I go from praying for rain (good luck in July) or holding my breath till the neighbors get tired and desist for the night — this year it was two and a half hours. We live very close to the beach and have access to it. Wouldn’t you think they would see how dry it is and go down there and shoot off their fireworks over the water? Wouldn’t that be the best option? But no, they had their “rockets” shooting up into the trees, not toward their property but toward my neighbor’s dry grass and my trees.

July 21, 2015 6:04 pm

Editor,

Well, we survived another July 4th, barely! Isn’t it about time to ban personal fireworks and leave folks the option of the Holmes Harbor display instead?

I’ve lived here forever, but every year it’s the same thing. I go from praying for rain (good luck in July) or holding my breath till the neighbors get tired and desist for the night — this year it was two and a half hours. We live very close to the beach and have access to it. Wouldn’t you think they would see how dry it is and go down there and shoot off their fireworks over the water? Wouldn’t that be the best option? But no, they had their “rockets” shooting up into the trees, not toward their property but toward my neighbor’s dry grass and my trees.

After seeing all the burned and blackened areas around Freeland I say enough is enough! If people can’t be responsible it’s time to take that “right” away and save the poor firefighters and us the stress of this favorite holiday. Thank you.

Sincerely,

NANCY MAYER

Freeland