News 16 June 2018

County to hold hearing on fireworks ordinance

The Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider arguments for and against adoption of a proposed fireworks ordinance pertaining to unincorporated areas.The hearing will be Monday, June 18, at 11:30 a.m. The motion approving the resolution legal notice announcing the public hearing passed 5-0.The ordinance is taken right from Iowa Code, Assistant County Attorney Mark Huegel said. He recommended waiving the second and third readings. This would lead to approving and adopting the ordinance at the first reading, June 18.“They have to get a permit to do a display,” Huegel said.The ordinance states “display fireworks” are only allowed by a person certified by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms. For test “display fireworks” firings, name and address must be on file with the Chickasaw County Board of Supervisors.— For more on this story, see the June 14 Nashua Reporter and June 12 New Hampton Tribune.

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