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Officials remind residents that open burning requires a city permit after recent complaints
Summary
Staff reported multiple complaints about burning trash, said the Collaborative typically issues warnings and cited repeat offenders, and noted the Climate Collaborative has local authority to issue citations while the fire department responds but does not issue burning citations.
City staff told the Evansville Climate Collaborative that the agency has received several complaints in the past two months about open burning of trash and has issued warning letters and at least one citation.
Laura Norville said state and local laws "allow only clean dry wood and paper to be burned ... and that we…
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