Eudora ? Eudora officials say they are ready to tighten restrictions on pit bulls while they consider loosening fireworks regulations in town.

The informal decisions came during a joint meeting Wednesday night of the Eudora City Council, Eudora school board and Douglas County Commission.

Commissioner Charles Jones asked for ” and received ” support from Eudora’s council members for the commission’s push to attack problems with vicious dogs, like pit bulls.

“We need to pull together as a county,” he told his fellow elected officials and more than 30 people in the audience at the Eudora Municipal Building. “Then we can bring pressure to bear on law-enforcement people, the district attorney and veterinarians. : The system fails, and it fails repeatedly.”

Last week, commissioners said they would consider placing a countywide ban on pit bulls after two pit bulls attacked and killed another dog at an East Lawrence home.

Mayor Ron Conner said that while Eudora hadn’t had many complaints about pit bulls since a vicious-dog ordinance was passed about 15 years ago, that didn’t mean officials would block the commission’s efforts.

“You have the support of Eudora as you move forward,” he said, drawing nods from council members.

Conner also said the city would consider authorizing the sale of fireworks in the city of Eudora. The idea came up during the meeting as commissioners said they were working to decide how to handle fireworks sales in the county’s unincorporated areas.

While Lawrence city commissioners recently agreed to ban the use of fireworks in Lawrence, county commissioners have said they have no intention to ban the sales or use of such products elsewhere in the county.

Once again, Eudora officials said they would back their county counterparts.

“I’d hate to be handcuffed by a decision by the commission in the city of Lawrence,” said Greg Neis, a Eudora Police officer and member of the school board. “My rights shouldn’t be hinged on what the city of Lawrence has decided for the city of Lawrence.”

Tom Pyle, a council member, said the city should consider allowing fireworks sales.

“Then we would get that (sales-tax) revenue,” Pyle said.