3/12/14 - The Howell City Council met Monday night and deferred action on revoking a burn permit issued to a local scrap metal and recycling company. Regal Recycling on Lucy Road was earlier granted permission to conduct a controlled trench burn to dispose of brush and trees being cleared from property. However, the City received multiple complaints about the outdoor burning and the Howell Area Fire Department discovered the burn pit authorized by Council was not being used. It ultimately recommended the permit be revoked and not re-issued due to the blatant refusal to burn under approved methodology. City Manager Shea Charles tells WHMI the sub-contractor who was handling the work for Regal Recycling attended the meeting, admitted they were not following protocol, and then offered a plan to address issues going forward. Charles says a cease and desist letter has been issued and the company is not allowed to burn anything until a final decision is made by Council, possibly at the next meeting. (JM)
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