Jamestown City Council Public Safety Committee meeting (July 8, 2024)
A Jamestown City Council member is requesting more enforcement when it comes to illegal fireworks sales in the city.
Public Safety Committee chair and Council member at large Jeff Russell said he had been contacted by a Jamestown Police Lieutenant about his concern that illegal fireworks were being sold in tent storefronts leading up to the July 4th holiday, “Our Nuisance Officer, who is present here with us now, Officer Sandberg, had actually had written some citations for individuals for illegal fireworks and they verbally told him that they purchased these fireworks at some of these local tents and they were a little upset over the fact that they were now being cited for possession of illegal fireworks that they purchased in the city here out of these tents.”
Russell said he wants to see more monitoring being done of what the vendors are selling out of the tents that were located on Washington Street in the Tops Market plaza lot and on the corner of North Main and West Sixth Streets in the former Family Video parking lot.
City Senior Account Clerk Leigh Anne Jordan informed council members that the tent operators had obtained their required transient merchant permit from the city.
Russell suggested that, in the future, perhaps the city should require the merchants to supply an inventory list of what they will be selling. Council President Tony Dolce suggested that police officers spot check the tents as well for illegal products.
I would have to say NO. What a waste of effort and time to even bring something so ineffective to the table . A nuisance officer . Come on with the amount of deficiency in Jamestown budget so we really need a constriction on such a low peg problem. I would beg to differ and go as far to say on the 4th of July let people enjoy the fact that we are still a free people entitled to rights that won’t be budged this is another weak attempt to control Jamestown and it’s residents. Please there are huge huge problems with our area that definitely need the counselors attention. Let’s focus on those issues . Thanks ,God bless Jamestown and the United States of America
Ladies and gentlemen, let’s talk about our city’s approach to legislation. Picture it like trying to slap a fresh coat of paint on a rusty old clunker without bothering to fix the bodywork first. It’s a futile effort, an exercise in futility, if you will. Imagine if we could fine folks for pushing through insipid laws—now there’s an idea! We might just unlock the secret to unlimited resources. Our streets would gleam, our buildings would sparkle like diamonds in the rough But here’s the rub: for years now, we’ve been scraping by, barely able to fine enough people to meet our lofty goals. So what’s a city to do? Well, we’ve decided it’s time to cast our nets wider and hunt for bigger fish.
Picture this: “Come one, come all,” we beckon with open arms and sly grins. “Looking for fireworks? Step right up! We welcome all vendors with open arms.” And as they set up shop with their illicit goods, we twirl our metaphorical mustaches and let out a hearty “Muahaha!”
It’s not just policy; it’s strategy with a dash of panache. Welcome to governance with flair.