CITIZEN POWER ALLIANCE

A little-known proposed ban on open burning by the state Department of Environmental Conservation has drawn fire from Steuben County legislators.

The DEC is currently holding public hearings on the proposal, which was initially quietly raised earlier this year.

The ban has already met strong opposition from the state Farm Bureau.

Public Hearings
June 23 | 5-8 p.m. Cortlandville Fire Department, 999 Route 13, Cortland.
June 24 | 5-8 p.m. Norrie Point Environmental Center, 256 Norrie Point Way, Staatsburg
June 25 | 9:30 a.m.-noon, and 5-8 p.m. DEC Central Office, 625 Broadway, Albany.
June 26 | 5-8 p.m. Harrietstown Town Hall, Saranac Lake.
June 30 | 5-8 p.m. Dulles State Office Building, Watertown
July 2 | 5-8 p.m. Genessee Community College, Conable Technology Building, Room T102, Batavia.

Written comments may also be sent to the above addresses or to DEC Central Office, 625 Broadway, Albany, N.Y. 12233