COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus will allow the use of consumer fireworks from 6-10 p.m. on Nov. 13, 14 and 15, granting a request from community residents who wished to use them for the holidays of Dussehra and Diwali.
The Columbus City Council approved a resolution Wednesday permitting the fireworks, although the allowance only pertains to these specific dates and times for this year.
“Any consideration to make permanent changes would go to the mayor’s ordinance committee to discuss more in detail,” said Mary Ferdon, the city’s executive director of administration and community development.
Currently, the local fireworks ordinance for the city of Columbus only allows residents to use consumer fireworks during dates and times protected by state statute, which are as follows:
- June 29-July 3, from 5 p.m. to two hours after sunset
- July 4, from 10 a.m. to midnight
- July 5-9, from 5 p.m. to two hours after sunset
- Dec. 31 at 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. on Jan. 1
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