By NICK BUDD
Hays Post
At Thursday’s Hays City Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously enacted a ban on fireworks for the summer of 2014, citing the persistent drought.
The resolution bans the sale, purchase and discharge of fireworks throughout the city. In normal years, city ordinances allow the sale and use of common fireworks between the 10 a.m. and 11 p.m. July 2 to 4.
Commissioner Shaun Musil noted that the ban was a “no-brainer.”
If commissioners and city staff agree conditions are improving, they do retain the authority to rescind the prohibition.
Ellis County also opted to keep its ban on fireworks in the county in effect at Monday’s meeting.