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Clark County Council votes to repeal fireworks ban
In 3-2 vote, the council overturned the December ban on all but safe and sane fireworks By Jack Heffernan, Columbian county government and small cities reporter
Published: February 2, 2021, 4:25pm
Share: Assistant sales floor managers Cory Pena, left, and Skye Leach set up fireworks at TNT Fireworks Warehouse in Vancouver in June 2020. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)
Neighborhood aerial fireworks displays in unincorporated Clark County will be allowed, after all.
The Clark County Council on Tuesday held a public hearing to consider repealing a controversial ordinance that banned all but Class C, commonly known as “safe and sane,” fireworks. The reversal passed by a 3-2 margin.
Clark County Council considers repealing fireworks ban
Public hearing scheduled for Feb. 2 By Jack Heffernan, Columbian county government and small cities reporter
Published: January 11, 2021, 6:02pm
Share: Fireworks available for purchase in Clark County. Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files
The Clark County Council appears set to overturn a controversial fireworks ordinance passed just over a month ago.
The council will hold a public hearing Feb. 2 to consider repealing the ordinance that banned all but Class C fireworks. Commonly known as “safe and sane” fireworks, they’re defined as those that travel no more than 1 foot into the air or no more than 6 feet on the ground.