Jay Senter
Jay Senter
Mission Hills
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After police calls following KCCC display, Mission Hills updates fireworks laws

Two months after a massive fireworks display at a Kansas City Country Club wedding flooded local police dispatch lines with questions from confused citizens, the Mission Hills city council has updated its fireworks ordinances.

The new rules, which were approved by the council Monday, change the application time to 30 days before the event from the current 10 days and require applicants to show proof of state permit. They also increase the liability insurance requirements to $1 million for property and injury, and require a review by the police in addition to the fire marshall.

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About the author

Jay Senter
Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

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