Proposition 2: PM 2.5 Ban Expansion and Fee Increase

I have gathered a lot of information on this proposition. Although I provided some of this information on the Proposition page I will include it here again for your convenience.

FNSB Proposition 2 - Healthy Air Protection Act (by Citizen's Initiative Certified July 13, 2011) (Ordinance Submitted by Petition)

A YES vote on Proposition 2 will result in the following:

• Removing 4 of 7 approved "Solid Fuel Burning Appliance". Removed: Coal stoves, wood-fired hydronic heaters (outdoor wood boiler), coal-fired hydronic heater, and coal-fired furnaces.



• Ban coal use (including Healy Clean Coal) for homeowners, churches, etc. Exemptions for: Power Plants* (which burn coal).



• Establish that a smoke plume not cross property lines at values of "35 micrograms per cubic meter or greater than the surrounding neighborhood background PM 2.5 levels".



• Establish that a smoke plume be no greater than 30% opacity for more than 15 minutes in any hour.



• Provide for up to 3 "code enforcement officers".



• Raise current offense fees: Misuse 1st offence with 1 warning from $30 to $100 (minimum change ) - Misuse during Air Quality Zone 2nd offence (new) from a offence with 3-day warning period of $100/day to No warning and $400 fine.



• Greater government control over your natural given (some say God given) right to self-sufficiency.



• All above listed results are assured.



• Maybe, speculative at best, enough of a reduction of PM 2.5 particles during "Air Quality Alert" Days (think -40 with inversions which cause "smog" to stay low to the ground) to satisfy the EPA.

Did you know there is a Coal Boiler in the borough that burns at greater efficiency (btu)then oil and much lower PM 2.5 output then the Healthy Air Now group will acknowledge? More in another post.

*GVEA 2 facilities, Military plants, UAF facility, Aurora, Flint Hills (I'm not sure if all burn coal but I know most do)