If the alderman had any guts they would decide this on their own, but instead they are going to have this decided in a spring election which this may be the only local issue on their ballot. If you really want to know what the public wants wait until the next fall election when you have a decent amount of people voting.

Why not ban everything else that someone might consider fun in a megabill? Supersize drinks make people hefty and the cups can end up on your roadside lawn, Jetskiing and motorcycles are noisy, boats drop oil in lakes, and Halloween celebrates a pagan holiday and encourages small children to be in roads where they can be hit.

My point is, for one night a year, fireworks (while dangerous) have been used to celebrate our nation, and they are fun. We are not talking about dynamite sticks, or other extreme versions of fireworks. This is bottle rockets, and firecrackers. As a kid, the day after the 4th of July, it was my brother and my job to pick up firework remains in our yard AND our neighbors yard as my father had the nerve to talk to our neighbors and have a compromise arrangement.

Agreed! Fireworks should be allowed in our city for a few days around the Fourth of July. Our council is more concerned with getting reelected and passing the buck than they are in making real decisions on their own.

This may not make the April ballot, and I would hope they don't use a special election to determine this.

Why not show up at the meetings and voice your opinion? No one ever does and these issues move along. Commenting on the Patch is easy. Brave the cold and attend a meeting or two or at least call your alderman. The alderman are operating on the information at hand. If they don't know what we think they are operating on the fact that fireworks can start fires. We've all seen the YouTube videos of fireworks disasters. That's about the only thing we know for sure. If the community is fine with the risk then so be it. But too many issues get decided without public input because the public doesn't give it. I think that's what this referendum is about - gathering public opinion.

In the time it took to write your comment you could have looked up your alderman's phone number. Call him/her and tell them what you think about the fireworks policy in Muskego.

How about the Alderman read it here, they know people read & comment on these issues. Fireworks should stay, period.

A big problem we have is none of the aldermen are visible. When do you ever see any of the current aldermen any any community events, unless its an election year? I used to see Buckmaster, at VFW events, Snead at Chamber and festival events, Wichgers at sporting events, Petsalski at Chamber and High School Events, Schroeder at MAA events, Schneider at the Corvette and other community events, Paterson at everything, Schaefer at a lot of things. But this current crop, nothing. They are not part of the community, and yet here they are ruling us....

we dont live in Mayberry anymore. I dont enjoy hearing fireworks for the 10-14 days leading up to and past July 4th. The Water Bugs have a GREAT show and fireworks display every year. As we grow we have use common sense. Fireworks cause personal injury and fire. Its only a matter of time when one of hundred plus bottle rockets going through mine and the neighbors yards start a fire. Its an avoidable issue that most "cities" have banned years ago.

Sounds like the lib hater is all for bigger government. 1st off the rules should only allow fireworks on the 3rd and 4th of July. Finally just because other places ban them is not a good reason to ban them here. Banning them does not stop people in New Berlin, Big Bend and Brookfield for lighting them off.

Its an avoidable risk whose time as come. We arent a hick farm town anymore though some wish it would stay that way. I'm for common sense government and governance. The injury risk is well documented.