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Dawn L. Lewis
Dear Ms. Pitman: Spring is just around the corner, and we will again begin to spend more time outdoors and many of our neighbors will continue to burn their household trash. I am once more requesting that the Preble Town Board take a stand against "Backyard Burning". I do appreciate the Town Board's financial assistance for paying the postage for sending the "Back Yard Burning" Brochure to the register voters of Preble. I also appreciate the information on Preble's Web Site; however, I would like to see the notice on the front pageŠnot the back page! Based on what I have observed, and what I have been informed of, there have been many residents who have stopped burning completely. They have indicated that they did not realize the harmful health effects that their backyard burning has caused their neighbors. If it weren't for the mass mailing, they probably would still be burning! I don't understand why all residents don't stop burning now that they know that BURNING =CANCER! The Town Board needs to determine why some residents still burn. What can the Board to do stop them? Give them other means of disposing of trash. The Board needs to enforce the recycling laws that are already on the books! Preble residents should be required to dispose of man-made materials at the dump, compose leaves and garden waste and re-use, reduce and recycle! We need to do more public relations to eliminate all burn barrels in Preble and to enforce recycling in Preble. Is there really a need for burn barrels? I think not! The Town Board has to push recycling and trash pick up. The Town Board needs to inform the residents of Preble that their neighbors are bothered by the smoldering smoke. The Town Board has to inform residents that BURNING=CANCER. I suggest that we get our own Preble Fire Department involved in eliminating all burn barrels. When the Town of Preble has their yearly town cleanup, the Preble Fire Department should turn in their own burn barrel. The Town Board should make a statement that all burn barrels can be turned at the same time. The Preble Fire Department should set an example and many residents will follow. If the Town Board cannot eliminate burning completely, I recommend that the Preble Fire Department be in charge of monitoring and enforcing illegal burning. I suggest that the Town Board have a poster made up stating
why burning should be monitored. It should state what can and
cannot be burned and the regulations. I suggest that burning
can only take place between the hours of 6:00:a.m to 10a.m.
Burning at a certain time of the day can be better monitored
for inappropriate burning. The posters should be located in
various public places in Preble and on the Preble's web site.
Once again, I will be attending the next Town Board meeting, I am requesting that "Back yard Burning" be put on the agenda, and for the Preble Town Board to impose a moratorium on back yard burn barrels so that further studies by the Town Board can be done to eliminate "backyard burn barrels. Dawn L Lewis Cc: Peter Knapp, Catherine Edinger, Thomas Fox, Linette Currie,
Donald Armstrong Esq., Doug Staley, Jeffrey |
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