The Mayor's Commitment - AGAIN!

Mayor Linville has once again committed publicly to instruct her staff to do whatever it is must be done by her staff to get the discussion of a fireworks ban officially to Council.  At this past Monday's daytime Council Committee meeting, Stan Snapp once again asked her when this issue was to be sent to the Public Safety Committee which he chairs.  His query and her response can he viewed on the video of that meeting at the following link:  http://www.cob.org/services/education/btv10/videos/council/2013-03-25-council-committee-me eting.aspx.  This exchange begins at 1:52:30 of the video and continues for about 2-minutes.  Check it out!

If anyone out there in cyberspace would like to help "push this thing along", a polite but firm posting to the mayor - klinville@cob.org - urging her to follow up on her commitment to put her staff to work on this might be very persuasive.  THANKS!  Later . . . 

A Bit of Humor

The cartoon below was provided by one of our most steadfast supporters.  Funny?  Yes, it is while also being very pertinent.  Later . . .

Stan Snapp on Joe's Show on 3/19/13

City Councilman Stan Snapp recently announced that he will be leaving the Council at the end of his term at the end of this year.  Councilman Snapp has been on the "same page" with us regarding a fireworks ban since I first met him one-on-one in 2009.  His support of a fireworks ban in Bellingham is based in part on his personal experiences as a member of the Bellingham Fire Department.  His recent radio interview on Joe's Show - http://kgmi.com/play_window.php?audioType=Episode&audioId=6288295 - includes, at two points during the interview, his insightful thoughts about a ban.  These comments begin at 34:30 and 37:40 into the interview.  Check them out.  Later . . .

To Council We Did Go - AGAIN on 3/11/13!

A group consisting of six (6) residents of Bellingham voiced their concerns about fireworks at Monday evening's City Council meeting.  Check it out at http://www.cob.org/services/education/btv10/videos/council/2013-03-11-council-meeting.aspx.  Our comments begin on the video at the 2-minute and 30-second point and last for about 17-minutes.

NW Citizen Article

Local activist Richard Conoboy has penned another posting to the Northwest Citizen blog in support of total ban of the sales and personal use of fireworks in our City.  It is very well written and well worth a read.  Check it out at http://www.nwcitizen.com/entry/support-our-troops-ban-fireworks.  Later . . .

To Council We Shall Go - AGAIN!

After our successful visit to City Council on 1/28/13, it seems appropriate that we return once again.  Several new concerned citizens of Bellingham will be joining me on 3/11/13, in a return to Council to voice our concerns about fireworks, 3 minutes at a time, during the Public Comment period.  The Mayor's and the Council's attention to this situation, including a serious consideration of a ban on the sales of - and personal use of - fireworks in our City, seems to have waned.  Perhaps our appearance will remind the City that now is the time to get moving on this.  Later . . .