Regarding July 4 excesses and the Kent City Council’s oblivious handling of the issue:
The ridiculous position that they put our trusted officers into was shameful. When I called 911 about illegal fireworks I was at first laughed at as I held my phone out for the recipient of my call to hear for himself how intense the noise was, and then I spent nearly 12 minutes on hold.
The eventual contact woman was professional and helpful to a limit. She needed to prioritize calls and mine didn’t qualify as an emergency, even though I had been advised by (a news article) my local weekend newspaper that calling 911 was the way to deal with issues related to fireworks violations during the Fourth of July holiday.
– Doug Wakefield
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