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Council weighs costs and community impacts of green waste burn pit; residents raise health concerns
Summary
Public Works told council that burning collected green waste two days per year is the most cost-effective option; council discussed chipping and hauling alternatives, and several residents described lingering smoke, possible health effects and quality-of-life impacts for nearby homes.
City staff and Public Works presented options Oct. 22 for managing the North Ogden greenways facility, commonly known as the burn pit. Public Works assistant/manager David Espinosa said the city has used burning for more than a decade as a cost-effective way to process annual green waste. Alternatives — purchasing a large chipper (capital cost previously estimated at more than $400,000) or hiring contractors to chip what the city collects (historical contractor costs in the range of $12,000–$25,000 per…
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