(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte woman is calling for a ban on the use of fireworks in the city.

 

Linda Dilks, 79, said the use of fireworks leading up to and after Independence Day not only disturbed the peace in her neighborhood on E. Jefferson Ave. near Scott St. but it was dangerous with embers landing on the roofs of homes.

 

Dilks voiced her concerns during last night’s La Porte City Council meeting.

 

“It was a like a war zone where I live.  Something has to happen,” she said.

 

Dilks also said her calls to the police did not receive a response from an officer to make sure restrictions on the use of fireworks were being followed.

 

“In my neighborhood where it’s happening, it’s the same people every year. Every year.  Something needs to be done,” she said.

 

Currently, fireworks are legal to use in the city during set time periods in the days leading up to and after the Fourth of July.

 

Mayor Tom Dermody expressed support for the police officers, saying they're also busy with other duties ranging from traffic enforcement to catching drug dealers and other violators of the law.