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Erie adopts stricter open‑burning rules, limits fire‑pit size and requires screening
Town Council of the Town of Erie
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Summary
The council adopted a new ordinance restricting open burning of yard waste and garbage, allowing covered fire pits under a size threshold and specifying mesh screening; enforcement will be complaint‑based and fines can be substantial.
On Jan. 27 the Erie Town Council adopted an ordinance tightening open‑burning rules, banning the burning of yard waste and garbage in open fires and setting technical requirements for permitted fire pits.
Chief Lee Mathis outlined the changes and said the ordinance allows fire pits up to a size threshold (the transcript cites about three feet in…
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