200 Phoenix-area homes to get free fireplace retrofits from county
The future of clean air in the Phoenix area is taking a more personalized approach in 200 homes, with help from county leaders.
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PHOENIX — The future of clean air in the Phoenix area is taking a more personalized approach in 200 homes, with help from county leaders.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has approved a pilot program that will reward some Phoenix-area homes with free retrofits for wood-burning fireplaces or chimneys.
“It’s critical to take a proactive approach not only to improve community well-being, but also to reduce or eliminate costs associated with violations,” District 5 Supervisor Steve Gallardo said in a release.
The $300,000 pilot program approved by the supervisors will either retrofit chimneys with catalytic conversion technology or convert wood-burning fireplaces to natural gas.
Costs of the retrofit likely will cost between $900-$1,500 each.
Officials said funding for the program is coming from money paid as penalties or settlements.
Homes have to fall within the boundaries of Baseline Road, Northern and 59th avenues and 16th Street.
The county Air Quality Department will oversee the program.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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best way to improve air quality is to experience a massive economic collapse. we need for millions of people living in the valley to LEAVE. like now. economic growth also means decline in air quality. I will continue to burn my wood fireplace and outdoor fire pit. in fact we have over the years between friends and family have saved over 10k no joke. so a fine means nothing to us . the only way we will not burn wood is to put all of us in jail. we are natives and didn't ask for economic growth or people to move hear the gov did. we all know the gov screws everything up.
Nothing is free. 200 people are receiving retrofits using taxpayer money.
Right on Jeff the EPA has completely gotten to be dictatorial money grabbing bureaucrats & create asinine regulations that steals U.S. Citizens $$'s .. ! Wood burnt carbon smoke settles to earth as dirt & no pollution so how bio-degradable can clean get ...? EPA believes they can pick up a turd by the clean end and never smell the stench they illegally create .... !