EAST WENATCHEE – The East Wenatchee City Council decided not to ban fireworks for the Fourth of July and New Year’s but the mayor will be able to enact an emergency ban this year. Two ordinances banning the pyrotechnics during the holidays failed to get enough votes to pass at Tuesday’s meeting. However, under another ordinance approved by the council, the mayor will now have the power to impose an emergency ban under certain conditions, like a drought which can easily promote fires in dry weather.
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