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Flint residents urge stricter limits on backyard burning as council weighs ordinance changes
Summary
Multiple residents told the Flint City Council finance committee they oppose proposed changes to ordinance 240168.1 on open burning, saying the amendments would remove penalties and worsen smoke nuisances for tightly spaced city homes; council members said they will review the ordinance language and enforcement options.
Residents packed the public-comment period at the Flint City Council finance committee meeting on May 21 to oppose proposed changes to ordinance 240168.1 governing open burning and backyard fire pits.
Matthew Story, who identified agenda item 240168.1 as the fire-burning pits ordinance, said he only learned of the draft changes the day before and that the proposed language ‘‘takes out a piece of ordinance that applies penalties’’ and ‘‘will make it much easier for residents to burn within the city.’’ He described smoke entering his bedroom from a neighbor’s fire…
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