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Resident urges Bloomington to suspend prescribed burns around city lakes
Bloomington City Council · March 17, 2026
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Summary
At public comment, John Woods told the council that prescribed burns at White Oak Lake and Tipton Park destroyed shoreline habitat and saturated nearby homes with smoke, and asked the city to designate small shoreline areas as wildlife sanctuaries or relocate burns.
John Woods spoke during the public-comment period at the March 16 Bloomington City Council meeting, asking the council to suspend scheduled prescribed burns on small shoreline areas near White Oak Lake and…
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