THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL VOTES UNANIMOUSLY TO EXPAND THE LIST OF BANNED FIREWORKS THIS SUMMER … ALL DUE TO THE STATE'S MULTI-YEAR DROUGHT. THE PENALTY FOR BUYING, SELLING, OR USING LAUNCHER-STYLE FIREWORKS, BOTTLE ROCKETS AND ROMAN CANDLES IS A 500 DOLLAR FINE OR 90 DAYS IN JAIL.
COUNCILORS, OF COURSE, APPROVED THE BAN BECAUSE OF THE HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE CITY AND STATE. CITY FIRE CHIEF JAMES BREEN WAS AT MONDAY NIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING. HE STRESSED THAT WE'VE BEEN IN A SEVERE DROUGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND TI'S REDUCED MOISTURE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS.
THE LAS CRUCES CITY COUNCIL ALSO EXPANDED ITS BAN ON FIREWORKS.
