Council should seek the public's opinion on fireworks

Editor:

Regarding Havre City Council's attempt to legalize fireworks in the city limits — since we're not going to get a chance to vote on the change — I would like to challenge our council members to poll their constituents regarding this subject.

I'm positive they would discover that the majority are against it for a number of reasons, including 1) noise pollution — both for the residents and their pets that are scared to death of fireworks noise; and 2) littering — we have at least one resident in the Heritage Addition who puts on an illegal fireworks display every 4th of July at 11 p. m. Not once has he bothered to pick up his garbage after the show.

OK, council members, take the time to find out what your constituents want, not what you think they want!

Darrel Lander, Havre