The fireworks ban debate continues to swirl around Warrenton City Hall despite what Mayor Eric Schleuter considers a successful trial run.Although having lifted the ban on fireworks, Warrenton Police Chief Greg Houdyshell said his officers wrote 17 citations for violating the fireworks restrictions that are still in effect.The restrictions limit citizens to setting off fireworks only on July 4 and only between the hours of 5 and 10 p.m.Houdyshell said most of the violations came after some citizens jumped the gun early by shooting off their fireworks Sunday.While Houdyshell described some neighborhoods as sounding like a war zone, Schleuter witnessed something much different near his home.“I think it was effective, what we did. There were a few complaints, but everyone shut down at 10 p.m. or 10:30 p.m.,” he said.One citizen celebrating Monday night was Phillip Talley. After bartering fence work for fireworks, Talley procured more than $3,000 in rockets, mortars and other explosive accessories.As part of the festivities, the North Market Drive resident treated his neighbors to a fireworks show and set off his cache within a few hours.“This was our way of saying thank you to Warrenton for letting us do something we had not done in years … It’s been a long, eventful day,” Talley said.Fireworks