From the Email InBox: Fireworks Logic

Dear Gramps,

I find it slightly ironic that this is posted on the Grand Terrace City website; This Fourth of July Put Safety First. It would be nice if the city put the safety of it's own citizens first all the time. Why only be safe on the Fourth of July? The city allows the sale and use of the fireworks for several days - not just one, so shouldn't they want us to be safe the entire time? Why do we only have a tipline for a few hours on the Fourth of July, why not for everyday that fireworks are permitted to be bought and sold?

Dear Email Writer:

Logic is not a strong suite of the actions of having Fireworks in Grand Terrace.

The Fire Department Position: We'd rather only deal with the Illegals.. a smaller problem than mixing Illegals and "Safe and Sane"

The Sheriff: It would be easier to enforce if the City allowed none, then all would be "Illegal".

2 of 5 Council Member said No.
1 said Yes with a Stipulation that the Teams try some other fund raiser... (Which they have not)
The council vote 3 to have Fireworks came with stipulations to the motion that should have been codified and they were not... so one could venture to say GT Code on Fireworks is in Limbo.

Let us hope that no one is burned out, no fires are started, no eye sight or limbs are lost to this folly. Let us hope that the tormented animals all get to their homes, and that the Issue will be put on the agenda again and the Logical Answer Prevails. Fireworks don't work...

This should be a state level issue not a local one, as it is the State of California who would battle a large fire, or have to pay medical costs for injury to uninsured people, not the City of Grand Terrace.

Gramps