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Open-burning ordinance draws public comment and fails for lack of a second
Summary
After public comments from Fairview residents about impacts on small-property owners, the Board of Commissioners removed and then voted on Ordinance 2025-11 (open burning). A motion to approve lacked a second and the measure failed for lack of a second.
A proposal to regulate open burning inside the City of Fairview — Ordinance 2025-11 — drew public comment and did not pass on Tuesday night after a motion to approve failed for lack of a second.
The most detailed public comment came from Wyatt Jones, who said he and his family use city-issued burn permits to manage downed trees on properties smaller than 20 acres. “We get our burn permit and we burn,” Jones said, describing regular inspections by the fire department. Jones said the proposed…
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