Following another busy and generally noisy Fourth of July holiday, the Bonney Lake Public Safety Committee is once again to revisit the legality of fireworks within Bonney Lake city limits.

“We may make some changes, we may not,” said Councilmember Mark Hamilton, who chairs the committee.

Hamilton said the committee and council review the city’s ordinance nearly every year, but he does not expect there to be any changes to the law.

The meeting comes on the heels of a complaint from a resident during the public comment period of the July 12 city council meeting.

During the meeting, Eva Wulff told the council that the fireworks in her neighborhood began June 30 and continued through July 11, going late into the night and not ending until after 1:30 a.m. between July 2 and 5.

In Bonney Lake, residents can discharge fireworks legally from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 3 and July 5 and from 9 a.m. to midnight on July 4.

Wulff also told the council she believed that many of the fireworks she heard were among the types illegal in the city and state.

Wulff said the noise not only woke her up, but scared her dog to the point where he was shaking. When she called police to report the fireworks, she said the dispatchers told her there was not much they could do.

According to Police Chief Mike Mitchell, the city was “inundated” with firework complaint phone calls this year, though he said he did not know an exact number.

“When there’s a lot of calls and it gets overwhelming you tend to lose track,” he said.

Mitchell said the police tried to respond to as many calls as they could, but said it is difficult to track down where exactly the fireworks are being lit.

“You can see them, but you can’t tell where they come from,” he said, adding that when they go off, they are destroyed, taking the evidence with them.

“We’re the proverbial dog chasing its tail,” Mitchell said. “No matter what we do we don’t please anybody.”

Hamilton said he did not think there was support on the council to change the current code, though he said it may need to be “tweaked.”

Mitchell said he did not think an outright ban of fireworks would be effective, citing other cities that have banned them to no avail, such as Tacoma, but re-emphasized the dangers involved.

“This year we were lucky,” he said. “There were no fires, there were no serious injuries in this area.”

The chief also said he sympathizes with residents whose peace is shattered by the explosions, adding that he is not too thrilled with the way people celebrate the Fourth.

“It’s gone from firecrackers and little bottle rockets to “star spangled banner,” he said. “You wait for the orchestra.”

The Public Safety Committee meets at 5 p.m. Monday at the Public Safety Building.