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Council backs continued biochar‑kiln use, asks staff to return with pile‑burning parameters
Summary
Council gave policy direction to continue allowing biochar kilns under special‑event permits and asked staff to return with formal parameters and a plan for pile burning on city property after staff described pilot results and required training and permitting.
Councilors on Nov. 12 directed staff to continue allowing biochar kilns for public and private use under the city's special‑event permitting provisions and asked staff to return with formal parameters and a plan before authorizing pile burning on city property.
Evan (speaker 19) presented pilot outcomes and recommended two steps: continued allowance of biochar kilns — contingent on workshop attendance and permitting — and a feasibility effort to test…
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