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Name: Ralph J. Wenning on Apr 7, 2010Comments: This action is long overdue. One of the sponsers/sellers of fireworks in the city ironically had a family member killed in the gas pipeline explosion that may have been ignited by fireworks.Flag
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Name: Kirsti Charlton on Apr 7, 2010Comments: I'm tired of my pets being stressed out and cleaning up trash from spent fireworks for a month afterwards!!Flag
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Name: D. Haines on Apr 8, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Robert H. Sanders on Apr 8, 2010Comments: I not only support a total ban but would very much like to see municipal funds, now spent on fireworks, be transferred to good causes such as cancer research. Robert H. SandersFlag
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Name: Adrienne Lederer on Apr 9, 2010Comments: PLEASE NOTE; NEW E-mail address. DON'T LIKE NOISEY FIREWORKS ON JULY 3 AND 4Flag
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Name: Steve Wilson on Apr 9, 2010Comments: Let's give the dogs and cats, as well as the two-leggeds, a break from all this racket.Flag
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Name: Clay Butler on Apr 9, 2010Comments: The time has come for Bellingham to join more than 50 other cities in Washington - for example, Spokane - and ban the sales, possession and use of fireworks within the city.Flag
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Name: Amanda Werchan on Apr 9, 2010Comments: Although I am the family member signing this petition, I include in my signature the whole-hearted wishes of my whole family of 5. Thank you for making Bellingham a safer place for our family!Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 9, 2010Comments: I live just outside the city limits but I support a ban on fireworks except for professionally staged events. It makes no sense to me that folks are required to obtain a permit to set off dynamite but they can set off fireworks equivalent to a quarter stick of dynamite with no penalities involved. The 'safe and sane' label seems to be a joke and is not enforced which is why I would rather see a ban on all fireworks.Flag
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Name: Lesley Keenholts on Apr 13, 2010Comments: Each year, weeks before and after the 4th of July, fireworks are being set off in my neighborhood in Bellingham. These fireworks are set off all hours of the night, keeping me awake and my dog terrified. Firework debris is scattered throughout the alley and even into my yard.The risk of fire and damage to my property is a concern, especially with all of the bottle rockets and other illegal fireworks that are being set off.The laws restricting days of sale and use are never followed and rarely enforced. This affects my quality of life tremendously during these times. The City of Bellingham needs to be progressive in the areas of safety and life quality and protect the citizens with a fireworks ban.Flag
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Name: Barbara Campbell on Apr 13, 2010Comments: The fireworks in the neighborhoods terrify some pets. Friends have had pets run away due to fireworks noise.Flag
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Name: Jim Campbell on Apr 13, 2010Comments: Neighborhood fireworks pose a fire hazard, especially in during dry summers.Flag
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Name: John on Apr 13, 2010Comments: I think there is enough evidence of the down side of unenforced fireworks code in the City at this point, why not ban them altogether and get on with reasonable celebration.Flag
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Name: Jodie Barbour on Apr 13, 2010Comments: Consumer fireworks are too dangerous because so many kids use them without any supervision. They terrify our pets!!Flag
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Name: Elizabeth Ahmari on Apr 14, 2010Comments: 100 years ago there was a NEED for colorful entertainment. Fireworks brought something special and exciting to people's lives. We now have t.v., dvd's, movies and many other types of colorful, exciting entertainment. It is CRIMINAL that we still allow firework displays of ANY kind. Animals are terrorized by them, resulting in horrific injury or death......NOT just your pets, but deer, racoons and other wildlife. It is ridiculous and BARBARIC that we continue to inflict this horrific misery on other species just to afford ourselves a few nights of 'pretty colors'. We need to grow up.Flag
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Name: Lindsay Sanders on Apr 14, 2010Comments: I am not opposed to the right of the people to purchase and use fireworks; however, it seems disruptive on a noise-level, as they are set off all hours of the day and night in the days surrounding July 4th and New Year's Eve. Furthermore, not enough citizens actually clean up after themselves and leave firework litter strewn around every neighborhood in Bellingham. There is also the issue that the fireworks are not used safely, and/or with adult supervision. Each year, adults, children and property are harmed by fireworks, and in addition, they have the ability to harm animals that may be afraid of the noise and behave erratically, putting themselves in danger. Please limit the sale and use of fireworks in our city. I understand there are many important things for the city to enforce around these holidays (such as drinking and driving), but feel that if we establish this ordinance our city and the safety of its inhabitants will be greatly improved.Flag
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Name: Stella Burnett on Apr 14, 2010Comments: Having a small dog myself, l know how traumatic it is for her. It will be good if it can be banned!!Flag
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Name: Skya Fisher on Apr 15, 2010Comments: The city fireworks are enough for anyone; the resulting air pollution, terrified animals, and unceasing noise from consumer fireworks need to GO.Flag
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Name: Galie Jean-Louis on Apr 15, 2010Comments: Please ban all fireworks in Whatcom County, Bellingham and greater area for the sake of the health of all animals, wild or domestic. Thank you.Flag
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Name: Jill Poppe on Apr 15, 2010Comments: Please stop the fireworks! Save the wildlife and they environment. Banning consumer fireworks in Bellingham will be one more step closer for Bellingham to claim its prize of being a "green city". Please everyone sign this and make Bellingham a truly better place.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 15, 2010Comments: It seems like something that isn't necessary and has a high likelihood of causing problems. And, if there is an alternative....like a professional fireworks display for the whole city, we should move towards that as the only, safe option.Flag
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Name: Harry Van Dinter on Apr 16, 2010Comments: I am in favor of prohibiting the fireworks, except for the City sponsored and controlled 4th of July fireworks. This is a traditional outing for many people and relatively safe. The individual fireworks set of throughout the city are dangerous and require much of emergency personnel's (police, fire department and medical staff) time to monitor. Numerous are the fireworks related incidents across the country, and the numbers of injury, death, and property damage are too high a price to pay for a few moments of "fun".Flag
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Name: Lisa Gooch on Apr 16, 2010Comments: Please extend this ban to the urban growth areas, where our idiot neighbors frighten humans, pets, and wildlife every year with their "patriotic" fireworks display that makes us feel like we're living in a war zone. As a native of Bellingham (yes, I've lived here all my life!) and a petsitter/dogwalker for the past 12 years, I have watched countless pets in our city and county suffer horribly during this "celebratory" time of year. As my own dog became older, more frail, and less able to handle the stress caused by fireworks, she and I had to stay in a separate downstairs bedroom (which we called "the bomb shelter")with the TV on, just to keep her from having a heart attack. Many of my friends and clients have had to do this as well. Eventually, we started leaving the country (along with our dogs) and heading for Canada over the holiday. One of our favorite places to hide out was Nanaimo, where fireworks are illegal! My husband is a retired firefighter/EMT, so he has seen first-hand the fires and injuries caused by consumer fireworks -- grass fires, roof fires, people (and kids!) blowing their hands off, etc. Allowing only professionally staged fireworks would reduce the number of fireworks-related incidents in our city, and reduce the amount of stress experienced by humans (I can't imagine what it must be like for those who suffer from PTSD, are war veterans with emotional difficulties, etc.), wildlife (havent' we encroached on them enough already?), and pets of all kinds. While the big booms produced by the professional shows are still pretty awful, at least the shows happen at a specific time on a specific day so that we can plan to protect our pets and ourselves from the noise and related stress -- much easier to do than trying to protect ourselves and our pets from random and protracted bursts of fireworks that go on for days, and at all times of the night. Thank you for your efforts.Flag
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Name: Tom Gooch on Apr 16, 2010Comments: Please extend this ban to the urban growth areas, where our idiot neighbors frighten humans, pets, and wildlife every year with their "patriotic" fireworks display that makes us feel like we're living in a war zone. As a native of Bellingham (yes, I've lived here all my life!) and a retired firefighter/EMT, I have seen first-hand the fires and injuries caused by consumer fireworks -- grass fires, roof fires, people (and kids!) blowing their hands off, etc. THe cost to the public in terms of responding resources, damage and health care is unacceptable. My wife (also a native of Bellingham) has worked as a petsitter/dogwalker for the past 12 years, and she has watched her clients' pets suffer horribly during this time of year. As one of our own dogs became older, more frail, and less able to handle the stress caused by fireworks, my wife had to stay with her in a separate downstairs bedroom (which we called "the bomb shelter") with the TV on, just to keep our poor old dog from having a heart attack. Many of our friends have had to do this as well. Eventually, we started leaving the country (along with our dogs) and heading for Canada over the holiday. One of our favorite places to hide out was Nanaimo, where fireworks are illegal! Allowing only professionally staged fireworks would reduce the number of fireworks-related incidents in our city, and reduce the amount of stress experienced by humans (I can't imagine what it must be like for those who suffer from PTSD, are war veterans with emotional difficulties, etc.), wildlife (haven't we encroached on them enough already?), and pets of all kinds. While the big booms produced by the professional shows are still pretty awful, at least the shows happen at a specific time on a specific day so that we can plan to protect our pets and ourselves from the noise and related stress -- much easier to do than trying to protect ourselves and our pets from random and protracted bursts of fireworks that go on for days, and at all times of the night. The notion that fireworks are a patriotic right in nonsense...not when it inflicts this kind of trauma and damage. Thank you for your efforts.Flag
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Name: Angela :Lenz on Apr 16, 2010Comments: your dog WANTS you to sign thisFlag
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Name: Kimberly Linkous Brown on Apr 17, 2010Comments: Not only are fireworks a noise problem but they are also a fire hazard.Flag
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Name: Steven M. Brown on Apr 17, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Stowe Talbot on Apr 18, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Ruth E. Norman on Apr 20, 2010Comments: I support this petition.Flag
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Name: Fred Brighton on Apr 24, 2010Comments: I grew up in bellingham using fireworks not knowing how troubling fireworks are to so many loved ones be they animals or people. Our dog does not deserve fireworks racket. The show over the bay is OK... but it is time to evolve. Please, let us ban them now. Sincerely, fred BrightonFlag
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Name: Janey Bennett on Apr 25, 2010Comments: There is no excuse for "toys made with gunpowder" to be sold to the general public. Those consumer fireworks carry the risk of injury and fire. THey are painful to hear. THey make dogs suffer. And they don't enhance the patriotic spirit of the holiday. THey just cause pain and risk.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 25, 2010Comments: I'm entirely comfortable with having a noisy day. My concerns are (1) bottle rockets and other burning matter landing on our roof, (2) residual debris in our yard, street, alley, and plastic parts (e.g., nose cones from rockets) on the beaches.Flag
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Name: Anonymous on Apr 27, 2010Comments: We have a public fireworks show. Let's all get our sleep and have less lost and stressed pets.Flag
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Name: Richard J. Maneval on Apr 30, 2010Comments: I love living here in Bellingham and being a resident of Whatcom County. It is really nice to walk and enjoy our neighborhoods and to say hi to a neighbor. But, on the 4th of July I just want to stay home and cover my ears or leave town. It would be great to have some friends or neighbors over for a barbecue and to even enjoy the freedom this countries has to over. Yet I can not the noise has become much to uncomfortable for me, my wife, and yes even my cat.Flag
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Name: Bruce Barbour on May 1, 2010Comments: The noise and violence during the build up to the Fourth of July celebrations seems to get louder and longer every year. Time to pull it back to a reasonable level.Flag
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Name: SHANNON MARIS on May 2, 2010Comments: It is the loud booms and sound that traumatize my animals. Sparklers and such are fine, the bombs - NO!Flag
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Name: Dunham Gooding on May 2, 2010Comments: Though consumer fireworks give short pleasure to the users, their negative effects on the vast majority of citizens who are non-users and the dangers that consumer fireworks pose to health and proiperty of everyone far outweight those small benefits. Considering the lost sleep by neighbors, the trash that ends up in our yards, the smoke polution that is created, and the terror that is struck in the hearts and minds of both wild and domestic animals, it is time to bring an end to the wholly unnecessary use of consumer fireworks in Bellingham.Flag
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Name: Kerry Johnson on May 2, 2010Comments: What can I say -- I very much dislike the noise, made by big and small boys. The so-called "patriot" angle is a pure sham -- fireworks are not necessary for commemorating our county's independence. It's an immature activity that a civilized community should not tolerate.Flag
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Name: Haydee Boyd on May 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Irene Hinkle on May 3, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Roberta L. Vollendorff on May 3, 2010Comments: This is long overdue for this city. Thank youFlag
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Name: Wally Blessinger on May 3, 2010Comments: Every year on July 4, my animals suffer major stress from fireworks in Bellingham, not to mention myself who cannot get to sleep before 1:00 or 2:00 am. It is not right that a few people who think it is fun to explode things should be allowed to adversely affect so many other people and pets in Bellingahm. This, plus the risk of fire to houses and other property should be reason enough to outlaw fireworks in Bellingham. thanks. Wally BlessingerFlag
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Name: Remigijus Biciunas on May 3, 2010Comments: it is about time.Flag
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Name: Jennifer Brighton on May 4, 2010Comments: My dog is TERRIFIED of fireworks and any loud bangs around the 4th of July holiday, so lives in fear days before and after people in the neighborhood shoot off fireworks. We also have deer and other critters in the neighborhood that are traumatized by the commotion each year. Example: a deer running crazily down the middle of I-5 one year near the Iowa St. exit on the 4th. And last and probably most importantly, war veterans and others who may have PTSD are affected by fireworks. The garbage and environmental cost is also a concern. A group of neighbors a couple of years ago spent about an hour picking up debris in the neighborhood left by the slobs that shot them off but were irresponsible about cleaning up after themselves. So, yes, I am in full support of the ban. Let the city have its show over the bay but keep our neighborhoods safe.Flag
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Name: Anna Deeny on May 4, 2010Comments: yup they have been a nuisance inour neighborhood too ( southside)Flag
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Name: Patricia Holmes on May 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Mary Mullen on May 4, 2010Comments:Flag
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Name: Rita Hartman on May 4, 2010Comments: horrible, my dog and I cannot take it at all, we go away every year. I own in Columbia neighborhood, sounds like a warFlag
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Name: Anonymous on May 4, 2010Comments: I am definitly in favor of a total ban on fireworks in Bellingham. I live in the Birchwood neighborhood and they are a plague for days before and days after the 4th of July. It would definitely help if the police would enforce the laws already in place, but they seem to not really care that people are setting off illegal fireworks at two and three o'clock in the morning. Let's hope that if more restrictive laws are enacted that the police will step up to the plate and hold up their end.Flag
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Name: Carolyn Nielsen Thompson` on May 4, 2010Comments:Flag