Omaha may end fireworks ban

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By this time next year, Omahans may be able to purchase fireworks within the city's limits, according to a city official.

There has been movement in city government to bring Omaha's fireworks laws on par with state regulations, said Ron Gerard, a spokesman for Mayor Jim Suttle.

State law permits consumer fireworks to be sold between June 25 and July 4, with restrictions. The state regulates the types of fireworks that can be sold — they can't be hot or in flames when they hit the ground.
In Omaha, all fireworks sales are prohibited. Omahans go to neighboring communities such as Papillion, Bellevue, Ralston and La Vista to purchase fireworks — or to Missouri to get the types that aren't legal in Nebraska.

AdvertisingIn the face of a tough economy and a city budget crisis, Omaha officials are considering allowing fireworks sales.

“If we could keep dollars here, why not?” Gerard said.

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