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Geneva residents press council to pursue ordinance restricting outdoor wood burning
Summary
A resident urged Geneva City Council to move forward on drafting an ordinance to curb wood-burning fireplaces and furnaces after prolonged complaints about smoke and fire risk; council members said the solicitor and health agencies are being consulted and research is under way.
June Collin, a resident of 407 West Main, told the Geneva City Council during the citizen comment period that smoke from a neighbor’s outdoor wood burning represented “a health hazard, a health problem” and a fire risk to nearby structures.
Collin said she has raised the issue multiple times over the past year and asked for an update on what the city is doing. “It is a health hazard, a health problem. It's a safety issue. I've got an old carriage house that's within 15 feet. It could easily carry sparks out to set my carriage or my house on fire. I worry about that all the time,” she…
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