Siesta Seen
SIESTA SEEN
With the July Fourth holiday approaching,
illegal fireworks was a topic of consider-
able discussion during the June 5 Siesta Key
Association (SKA) meeting.
"If it flies or explodes, it's illegal," explained
Deputy Chris McGregor of the Sarasota
County Sheriff's Office.
Each year on the Fourth, he continued, depu-
ties find people on the island who have spent
thousands of dollars on fireworks that are
illegal, and the Sheriff's Office confiscates the
materials.
When people say they had no idea they would
be unable to shoot off the pyrotechnics,
A DEPUTY OFFERS A PRIMER ON FIREWORKS; AVENIDA DE MAYO
PARKING COMPLAINTS ARE STILL COMING IN; AND THE STORMWATER
PROJECT IS ALMOST COMPLETE
By Rachel Brown Hackney
Editor
Sparklers are legal in Florida, law enforcement officers point out. Photo by Ramesh NG via Flickr
