Nebraska: Yard waste burning issue will be on May ballot
The smoldering question on the May primary ballot in Blair, Neb., will be: to burn or not to burn. For 16 years, the Washington County city has allowed its 8,000 residents to burn yard waste during two-week periods in April and November. Now the City Council has approved a ballot measure to eliminate the burn periods. Voters will have their say May 11. All open burns ”” with the exception of tree limbs, vegetation and nontreated wood ”” were banned by state law in 1980. Under that law, however, local governments may authorize temporary burns.