From the Email InBox: Fireworks?

Dear Gramps:

Now that almost 6 months has passed and our memory of the July 4th week of Noise and Fear of Fire has become less paramount on our nerves the City Council will no doubt bring an ordinance and a profit sharing agreement with the Sellers, Suppliers and Purchasers of Fireworks.

Let us review.

We have and will continue to have a high risk of fire. At any time. Fireworks only increase that risk.

We read the Statistics and hear the testimony of the Fire Department Experts that report both Fires and Injury are caused by Fireworks, and their preference would be No Fireworks.

We hear the Sheriff say that Firework Enforcement would be easier if ALL Fireworks were banned.

The Sports Teams who "Benefit" from the sale have made no effort to replace their dependence on Fireworks Sales.

So here we are... we will go around this again and again until the State Bans Fireworks or Grand Terrace Burns as a result of the folly of the City Councils pandering to the Sports Clubs, and pressure of the City Manager who enjoys the added income provided to the city.

We never got the cost of the last fire on Blue Mt.... IF the Winds are blowing just right it may not be brush and shrubs.

Contact your Council Members BEG them to END the Fireworks Assault on Grand Terrace and the neighboring city's.

Or is that sigh over the freeway,,, the Rail Road Overpass a true representative of the attitude of Grand Terrace, Get your Drugs, and Fireworks here,... and who cares?

Gramps Adds:

Yep it is about time we'll see Fireworks on the Agenda again. Let us hope that logic and prudence and the safety of our citizens outweigh the difficulty of changing how the city earns its money for added police for that party week, and the sports teams earn their cash.

I never bought fireworks, and I will pledge 20.00 CASH if there is none in GT This Year. IF each household did the same we would have something to celebrate.