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Trousdale subcommittee agrees to move city burn permits to state forestry website, effective Oct. 1
Summary
The Trousdale County codes subcommittee voted to rescind the city's burn-permit regulations and have the Tennessee Department of Forestry administer permits on the state burn-safety website, with the rescindment slated to take effect Oct. 1 to align with the October–May permit season.
Trousdale County's Codes & Zoning Subcommittee voted to rescind the city-level burn-permit regulations and have the Tennessee Department of Forestry host and administer burn permits for the city on the department's online burn-safety portal, the panel said. The subcommittee approved language staff supplied and set the rescission to take effect Oct. 1, matching the county's October–May permit season.
The change follows staff briefings and an email from the Department of Forestry explaining that, if the commission chooses to rescind the city's burn-permit language, the state…
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