ORLANDO — A pesky neighbor whose explosive barrage plagues homeowners is propelling a tougher Orange County fireworks ordinance that could ease tensions — and kabooms — around the region.

County commissioners discussed the revamped rules at a meeting last month.

Discontent in the working class Waterfront Estates neighborhood near Little Lake Conway has been simmering for more than a year but boiled over in September when a disquieted group of residents appeared before commissioners to plead for help. Though they had repeatedly called the Sheriff’s Office, residents said responding deputies informed them no enforcement action could be taken unless an officer personally witnessed the infraction.

The proposed rule change would drop that requirement and treat illegal use of fireworks as a c

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