By David Heldreth
The Desert Dispatch
BARSTOW, Calif. — Barstow Fire Department Chief Darrell Jauss is speaking out against Mayor Joe Gomez’s proposal to legalize fireworks in Barstow.
Gomez said he is looking at legalizing firework sales as a way to help raise revenue for the city and to bring in extra money for non-profit groups during what he called tough economic times.
Gomez met representatives from TNT Fireworks, a firework manufacturing and distribution company based in Florence Alabama, at a League of California Cities conference in San Jose this summer and has remained in contact since.
Gomez and city manager Richard Rowe met with representatives from the company at city hall in September.
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