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Orozco, Norma <br />From: bobi keenan <fosca94@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2021 1:54 PM <br />To: eComment; Sarmiento, Vicente <br />Subject: Fireworks <br />I know you will be considering a ban on fireworks at tonite's City Council Meeting. I cannot attend. <br />I am FIRMLY IN FAVOR OF A BAN OF ALL FIREWORKS within the City of Santa Ana ... not just on 4th of <br />July or New Years...but for every single day! <br />I am also pretty confident you have all received a copy of the UCI Study on the serious negative impact of <br />Fireworks on Public Health. It is convincing to me; I hope you will find it convincing too. <br />Beyond the issues raised in the UCI report, there are other reasons to ban fireworks in <br />Santa Ana. <br />The risk to property and persons is significant. <br />The noise, especially of the illegal type of fireworks, is very disturbing to humans, but it is excruciating to <br />animals. The pain is real. It can take them days to recover. <br />The use of fireworks in our City on major holidays cost the taxpayers a lot of money in terms of needed <br />increases in police and fire department personnel. <br />Every year, on July 4 and New Years Eve, more and more fireworks are being shot off for longer and longer <br />periods. I live in Washington Square. This and last year, it was after 2:00 am before I could get to sleep. It is <br />just HORRIBLE! I know other neighborhoods are impacted more than is mine. It sounds more like a war than a <br />celebration. It is frightening. <br />There are other ways that community and non-profit groups can raise money to support their activities. Selling <br />of fireworks primarily benefits the vendors and not the community organizations. <br />PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, vote to ban the nuisance and dangers that any and all fireworks cause to <br />Santa Ana residents and homeowners! <br />Sincerely, <br />bobi keenan <br />919 Louise St. <br />Santa Ana <br />