After years of struggling to curb illegal fireworks, Stanton’s new Fourth of July drone program has resulted in nearly $1 million in citations issued to 18 people. All the fines are being appealed, but unless the city dismisses them, officials say they expect the property owners to pay up.

“You can take out a loan, right? You can borrow the money against something that you might own,” Stanton Mayor David Shawver said in a recent interview. “I think probably one of the simplest ways would be to come in with a payment plan, which the city has done in the past, to where they make it affordable over a period of time so that the person can pay it.”

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Hearings at which people can protest the fines have already begun, and the next one is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Stant

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