A Bowmanstown resident has complained about fireworks on the heels of the Fourth of July.

Dave Holm of Mill Street told borough council on Tuesday this year was a repeat of last year when he had to clean up firework debris.

“This year they did it again, and it was five times worse than last year,” Holm said. “I had hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of fireworks debris (throughout his property).”

Councilman William Ravert told Holm he should be directing any questions to the person doing the violation.

Ravert said if the matter goes to the justice of the peace, the person who complains would have to testify.

Holm said he was merely looking to address the problem.

“I’m not necessarily looking for anyone to get fined,” Holm said. “I just want it to stop.”

Councilwoman Kara Scott said she had received text messages all weekend about fireworks going off.

Councilman Rob Moyer said some residents have asked him about an ordinance, and questioned how council would enforce it.

Council said complaints about fireworks should be directed to Mayor Zach Snyder.

Ravert told Moyer that Snyder said it would be hard to enforce.

Councilman Darren Thomas said that while he understood the concern, other laws aren’t being adhered to.

“Do I like all the big bangs?” Thomas said. “If it’s once a year, I can deal with it.”

Councilwoman Pam Leiby said that for the borough to adopt an ordinance, council would have to take other measures. Enforcement would have to be addressed since Bowmanstown relies on state police for coverage.

“We’d have to get a part-time police officer in town because that’s what we would need,” Leiby said. “Zach and I are working on this, but it’s costly to the borough.”

Leiby added fireworks are only one of the matters that needs to be addressed in the borough.

“It’s more than just fireworks,” she said. “There’s a lot of other issues going on in Bowmanstown that need to be corrected.”

Scott praised Holm for taking a stand on the matter.

“I think that’s a great first step (to see that somebody’s stepping up),” Scott said. “It has been getting worse; it’s bad here, it’s really bad.”

Borough solicitor Lisa Pereira said the problem isn’t unique to most municipalities.

“They have to witness it,” Pereira said. “It’s a tough situation; everybody has the same issue.”