Huge vote for fireworks!
On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 1:08 PM Melissa McNulty <mel.mcnulty@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I'll also say that giving people back an impressive public show to watch
together probably will diminish their desire to light off their own illegal
fireworks. I've noticed the illegal ones being much more prevalent during
these past two years, when we had no public show to draw people. This year,
the air outside was smokey in the early morning after the fourth, but I've
never experienced that before in my almost 10 years of living here. So
maybe the environmental impact of one large show is actually less than the
hundreds of little ones that might be prevented?
- Melissa on Ray
On Mon, Jul 26, 2021, 12:55 PM stephanie murphy <zzmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Completely agree with Paul's points regarding the environmental impact of
a firework show. A light show would be a creative alternative (I'm sure
there are other exciting alternatives as well).
Stephanie
Boston Ave.
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*Subject:* [north-takoma] Re: July Fourth Fireworks
Hi Gene
From an environmental health perspective, there is absolutely no reason
for anyone to be using fireworks. They release large amounts of fine
particulates in addition to toxic heavy metals, perchlorate, and combustion
byproducts. The following link is just one of many that reports this:
https://nyulangone.org/news/common-fireworks-release-lead-copper-other-toxic-metals-air
In addition to legal fireworks shows, we have also been bombarded
recently with several days of illicit fireworks that add to the burden of
what we breathe. I would go for a light show rather than fireworks anytime.
Paul
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*Subject: *[north-takoma] July Fourth Fireworks
The TPIDC is holding a wrap up and planning meeting tomorrow evening. One
of the items to be discussed is a fireworks-related evening program. It has
been 2 years since the celebration included fireworks. Prior to that
fireworks, weather permitting, were apart of every Fourth of July evening
program. As I mentioned it has been 2 years and perhaps attitudes change.
Just sending out a feeler to find out whether you think we should plan to
include evening fireworks as part of the 2022 evening program. Purchase of
fireworks occurs during October-November. Hope we will all be together.
Thanks.
Gene Herman
President, TPIDC
