From The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Friday, June 11, 2010:
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly adopted new chimney smoke regulations early Friday in an effort to crack down on air pollution, although the rules are looser than those sought by Mayor Luke Hopkins.The panel approved the ordinance in a 5-3 vote shortly after midnight after listening to three hours of public testimony and making multiple changes to the mayor’s plan.
One of the changes was to reduce the fines tenfold. In another change, the assembly relaxed chimney smoke emissions standards.
“I think we ended up with a good ordinance that protects the health of the people,” said Assemblywoman Nadine Winters, who supported the measure.
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