GERING, Neb. (AP) – The Gering City Council has rejected efforts to cut in half the number of days fireworks can be shot off in the Panhandle city around the July 4th holiday. A motion to cut the number to five days from 10 died for lack of a second at Monday night’s meeting. Supporters of keeping it at 10 days say cutting it to five days would cost fireworks vendors money, compress noise problems into fewer days, raise enforcement problems for police and violate a person’s right to use fireworks.
Those wanting to reduce the number of days to five say fireworks cause problems for shift workers, veterans and animals.