DOHERTY TO HOST PUBLIC MEETINGS ON OUTDOOR WOOD FIRED BOILER ISSUE

Assemblyman Michael Doherty will be hosting two public meetings on the topic of Outdoor Wood Fired Boilers.

The first of which will be held in Hunterdon County at the West Amwell Municipal Building 150 Rocktown – Lambertville Road in Lambertville on Monday, December 15 at 7:30 PM. The second meeting will be held in Warren County in Room 124 at Warren Hills Regional High School at 41 Jackson Valley Road in Washington, Tuesday, December 16 at 7 PM.

Anyone who may be interested in this topic is invited to attend this public forum to voice their concerns. The Hunterdon County meeting will be attended by Edward Chromanski, who is the Administrator for Air Compliance and Enforcement with the NJDEP as well as a representative from the Hunterdon County Health Department. The Warren County meeting will have a representative from NJDEP’s Air Compliance and Enforcement as well as an official from the Warren County Health Department in attendance.

Assemblyman Michael Doherty said, “I think this will provide a great opportunity for citizens to share their concerns on the operation of these wood fired boilers in New Jersey.  I hope that owners, and prospective owners of these units, will attend, as well as those who may object to their operation.”

“I am of the opinion that any regulation, if necessary, should be implemented at the local level and thereby be crafted to allow operation based on the location or situation where the unit would be used.  When these units are located away from other neighbors, and not annoying anyone, I don’t see why they can’t be used responsibly.  I feel very strongly that if there is no injured party who signs a complaint that there is no cause to issue a summons,” Doherty concluded.

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