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Residents urge Leland council to curb on-site burning, cite health impacts
Summary
Multiple residents at the Leland Town Council meeting on June 19 urged the council to use local authority to restrict or ban developers—on-site burning after reporting frequent smoky conditions, increased respiratory symptoms, and a lack of local oversight of state-issued burn permits.
Several residents spoke during the public-comment period at the Leland Town Council meeting on June 19, pressing the council to act on recurring smoke from land-clearing burn piles and describing immediate health and quality-of-life impacts.
Brunswick Forest resident Yvonne Ticar told the council her neighborhood of more than 6,000 people is 24truly imprisoned in our homes at least 3 times a week22 because of smoke that penetrates houses through vents, attics and small gaps. She said nearby burn piles cause respiratory irritation and headaches.
Nurse practitioner Carol Beck described health risks for older adults and people with cardiovascular or respiratory disease. 22The elderly are more susceptible,22 Beck said, and added that the area27s primary hospital, Novant New Hanover…
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