CAPITOLA PARTY JG

AN ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY IN CAPITOLA HAS ATTRACTED ACTION FROM THE CITY?S COUNCIL AND POLICE CHIEF. DEPOT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD?S ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY PARTY CAUSED CONCERN AMONG RESIDENTS LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE USE OF FIREWORKS THAT CAUSED GRASS FIRES. THE CAPITOLA CITY COUNCIL, AFTER HEARING COMPLAINTS FROM MANY NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, ASKED THE POLICE TO LOOK INTO PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES. CAPITOLA POLICE CHIEF RICHARD EHLE PRESENTED HIS PLAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL LAST WEEK. HE RECOMMENDED EDUCATION ABOUT THE USE OF FIREWORKS, HAVING A POLICE PRESENCE AT THE PARTY EARLIER AND HAVING A PRIVATE SECURITY FIRM HIRED BY THE PARTY ORGANIZERS. EHLE ALSO SAID THAT IF THESE MEASURES ARE NOT EFFECTIVE, THE CITY SHOULD CONSIDER NOT GRANTING THE PERMIT FOR THE PARTY.