GRIC TIP PUBLIC COMMENTS 

Elderly Concerns - June sth, 2005 

Is a permit required for cooking and other cultural activities? 

What about wood (2x4s)? 

How long are burn pennits good for? 

How will weeds be disposed of if we can't burn them? 

Will the elderly get assistance to clean yards if weeds have to be bagged and 

taken to the dump? 

Will residents other than the elderly also get assistance? 

What about the weeds growing in areas where there are no homes? 

Public works is not very helpful when picking up curbside waste. Who will haul 

it away once it's bagged? 

Bum perinits should not be required for cultural activities. 

What restrictions will there be for agricultural burning? 

There are a number of ordinances that regulate industries - that is a good thing for 

the Community. 

District 1 - June 13,2005 

When the audience of 9 district inembers was asked if the current burn permit 

process was adequate and needed no further restrictions, Coinmunity members 

agreed that the existing process was fine. 

A young man's grandmother's house caught fire due to a next door neighbor 

burning weeds. The fire was easily extinguished but everyone was concerned. 

A GRIC DOT employee said an individual in District 5 was burning weeds 

without a bum permit. When the GRIC fire department was called, the person 

answering the phone was not aware a pennit was needed to burn. 

A District 5 resident said his grandchildren started a fire near his home. The fire 

dept extinguished the fire and informed the man that he could be fined $10,000. 

The resident asked what happens when you don't have a permit. 

An elder commented that they go for walks in the morning rather than evening 

because the air pollution is worse in the evening. 

A comment was made that more dumpsters are needed for the Cominunity and 

Districts. 

District 2 - June 6,2005 

Will the burn restrictions apply to farming? 

Can I bum weeds in the canals around my fields even if there's an order from the 

Governor not to burn? 

Farmers know what they're doing when it comes to maintaining fields. After all, 

we don't want to burn our own crops, 

Are burn permits required for cultural activities? 
Why did we allow an industry like Stericycle locate at Gila River? Did the 

problems with thein get taken care of? 

District 3 - June 7,2005 

The audience had no comments or questions. 

District 4 - May 31, 2005 

Requested a monitoring update. 

What are the numbers wihn the community? 

How is the new freeway going to affect the community's air shed? 

How is the widening of 1-10 going to affect the community's air shed? 

Alternatives to burning, especially during the fire hazard seasons 

Look into what equipment Coolidge has. Allnost like a dump truck that is 

manually loaded with landscape waste and hauled off. 

Meet with public works to figure out how we can all help to solve this issue. 

Who is responsible for the upkeep of previous farm land on allotted land that is 

located near home sites? 

Who is responsible for fires on open land (allotted, and tribal) ( coinment by Judy 

Zepada) 

What about my housing situation, where my neighbor is 50 feet away (comment 

by B. Allison) 

What should we do about standing plies of green waste (they are aslng for a fire) 

When animals are living in the trash plies what do I tell my son who picks up 

everything (B. Allison) 

What is our air like (Linda Andrews) 

Is phx affecting us (L. Andrews) 

Who is responsible for the weeds on the side of the road (J. Antone ((I think)) ) 

District 5 - June 13,2005 

Several questions/comments were related to regulating farming activities and 

feedlots. 

District 6 - May 23,2005 

What types of industries will the rules apply to, and how do we make sure they do 

what they're supposed to? 

Do industries need to follow rules for things other than just air quality? 

Are bum permits needed for bonfires? When are permits not needed? 

What should we do if we can't bum brush and weeds? 

District 7 - June 20 

Several questions were asked and comments made regarding pollution from the 

proposed South Mountain freeway and whether that source could be regulated. 

Several questions were asked regarding options for landscape waste during the 

bum ban. 
TIP Public Hearing 6/22/05 

Fred Ringlero, Special Project Coordinator for Gila River Sans & Gravel 

Issues that are unclear: emissions, timing, paperwork and other loose ends. 

One of the main issues is who will be doing facility inspections, and are these 

done on a regular quarterly basis? What is the timing of these inspections? 

What is the timeline regarding old facilities or facilities leaving the 

Community, and what do they have to do? 

We have clean air but how do you stop the pollution from coming across the 

border? And how is that affecting Gila River in terms of regulation? 

Michael Key, Loves Travel Stops 

How does the fugitive dust ordinance affect parking lots? 

Terry Cluff, Rock Solid 

When more data on air pollution becomes available, will there be revisions to 

these? 

How will future growth in this area affect these regulations? 
District 4 Comments: 

Requested a monitoring update. 

What are the numbers within the community? 

How is the new freeway going to affect the community's air shed? 

How is the widening of I- 10 going to affect the community's air shed? 

Alternatives to burning, especially during the fire hazard seasons 

Look into what equipment Coolidge has. Almost like a dump truck that is 

manually loaded with landscape waste and hauled off. 

Meet with public works to figure out how we can all help to solve this 

issue. 

Who is responsible for the upkeep of previous farm land on allotted land that is located 

near home sites? 

Who is responsible for fires on open land (allotted, and tribal) ( comment by Judy 

Zepada) 

What about my housing situation, where my neighbor is 50 feet away (comment by B. 

Allison) 

What should we do about standing plies of green waste (they are asking for a fire) 

When animals are living in the trash plies what do I tell my son who picks up everything 

(B. Allison) 

What is our air like (Linda Andrews) 

Is phx affecting us (L. Andrews) 

Who is responsible for the weeds on the side of the road (J. Antone ((I think)) )