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If you want to sound off about fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Sedgwick County, mark 9 a.m. Wednesday on your calendar.
That's when commissioners are expected to vote whether to allow fireworks on private property on and around the Fourth of July.
The vote will wrap up months of discussion about fireworks, which included a December public meeting at the zoo.
The county has banned fireworks in its unincorporated areas — those outside city limits — since 1979. But the ban was difficult to enforce, which fire officials acknowledged.
If commissioners make a change, residents in unincorporated areas would be able to shoot off consumer-grade fireworks from 8 a.m. through midnight July 1, 2, 3 and 4. The board will discuss extending the time period through July 5 when the Fourth of July federal holiday falls on that day.
Following state law, bottle rockets, sky rockets and moon rockets still would not be allowed. People also could not shoot off fireworks on public roads and highways or in parks.
Before voting, the commissioners will open their meeting for public comment. They meet on the third floor of the courthouse, 525 N. Main.
