I attended the West Richland City Council's fireworks workshop Aug 23. It was frightening to hear the council members responses to the perceived "fireworks problem" in West Richland. The only data available was provided by the police chief, who had carefully tabulated the earlier public response at the last city meeting. He provided factual background and data of that meeting and July 4 events. That was the last of rational information available.

Some council members wanted a total fireworks band and "put them in jail" response. Others had variations of similar thoughts. The city attorney and fire chief provided little input. The mayor suggested that another public meeting be held in the near future, which was agreeable to all.

If you want to preserve your ability to celebrate the birth of our nation, I suggest you all attend this meeting. There should be minutes of the meeting available from city hall for all who are interested in the council's performance.

LOU RODGERS, West Richland