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Trenton council passes ordinance regulating open burning within city limits
Summary
On April 22 the Trenton City Council passed the second reading of Ordinance No. 355 to add a chapter regulating open burning inside the city; the motion passed by voice vote after being moved by Alderman Graves and seconded by Alderwoman Elam.
Trenton — The Trenton City Council passed the second reading of Ordinance No. 355 on April 22, adopting a new chapter that regulates open burning within the city limits. Alderman Graves moved to pass the second reading and Alderwoman Elam seconded; the motion carried by voice vote.
The ordinance was presented as the second reading and no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. The council record in the meeting notes states only that the motion "carried by voice vote," and no effective date or implementing instructions were included in the spoken record.
Mayor Tony Burriss and council members heard the item as part of the night’s new-business agenda; no public comment or debate about the ordinance’s provisions appears in the available transcript. The meeting then proceeded to departmental reports and other announcements before adjourning at 6:27 p.m.
