Have fireworks gotten out of hand in the Fox Cities? Tell us your thoughts in this short survey
Wendy Szczepanski came to the Neenah Municipality Hall with a simple request for the police and elected officials: to implement the fireworks law already found in books.
Szczepanski said that a Cocker Spanish dog named Luke died of an illegal heart attack on 4 July 2024. M-80 fireworks He exploded in Neenah neighborhood. He’s doing a campaign to prevent such a repeat.
Orum I don’t want to let this decline, Sz Szczepanski said. “I understand that this will probably not be effective for these four July, but I hope it will be for 2026.”
Wisconsin’s fireworks law He states that having or using fireworks is illegal without permission. The police define fireworks as anything that explodes or leaves the floor in their own power.
There are stands selling fireworks through FOX Cities.
Nevertheless, the views on fireworks are various and separatist.
A 2018 online survey written by Menasha Police 58% of approximately 1,300 participants preferred additional laws or fines to prevent people from illuminating illegal fireworks. On the contrary, 55% considered the level of concern of security or property due to fireworks as “slightly” or “not at all.”
The majority of the respondents came from Menasha, Neenah, Oshkosh, Fox Crossing and Appleton.
Szczepanski said that many people were afraid of retaliation from their neighbors or knew that the police would not apply the law. The Neenah police have only written two citation for fireworks in the last two years. Both were for crimes again.
So how big is the fireworks in fox cities? Have the opinions have changed since the 2018 survey?
After Crescent, residents and visitors invites them to share their thoughts by filling the following firework survey. The answers will be collected until July 10 and the findings will be used in future reporting.
Contact Duke Behnke at 920-993-7176 or dbehnke@gannett.com. Follow him on x @Dubehnke.
This article originally appleton post-crescent: Are the fireworks out of control? Share your thoughts in this survey
