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State Forest Wardens and other officials do not have the authority to issue permits allowing burning which takes exception to the law. No one can give “permission” to bqrn.
Some of the other important fire laws are listed below. These are in effect the year round.
1. Any time that a fire is built in the open air within 150 feet of woodlands (or any other material capable of spreading a fire), the fire must be totally extinguished before it is left unattended.
2. All reasonable care and precaution must be taken during any open burning.
3. Any time a fire escapes }nto woodlands or brushlands as a result of carelessness, negligence, or intention, the person responsible for the fire will be liable for the expenses of suppressing the fire.
While these state laws may seem complicated, they are purposeful: the vast majority of forest fires are caused by man. In fairness to all, and for the protection of our resources, we must enforce the fire laws. Please direct any questions you may have to the County Forester or Chief Forest Warden before you bum.
Non-pros
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To the editor:
I have read with interest your coverage of recent School Board meetings. The current controversy is somewhat disturbing.
While 1 can appreciate the teachers professional status and their disappointment in having their earned salary step increases lumped with a general cost-of-living increase for all school employees, it appears to me that the nonprofessional employees are on the "short end of the stick”.
Why can’t nonprofessional (meaning jobs not requiring college) employees also have a scale of guaranteed salary raises based on length of service with the school system and satisfactory job performance? Doesn’t it matter that some of the non-professionals give many years to the system just as many teachers do?
Besides, with a scale of guaranteed raises for all employees perhaps the School Board wouldn’t have to give cost-of-living raises at all. Think of the time and frustration this would save. Unless of course the School Board decided to follow the course taken by the Welfare Board in previous years - that of allowing neither a cost-ofliving nor a step increase, thereby holding all employees at the lowest allowable salary as set by the State.
The School Board needs to be more concerned with hiring and keeping qualified, interested, and experienced people for all positions in the system • let the Board of Supervisors keep down the tax rate. After all, isn’t that the job of the Supervisors?
R. Burke
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