Fairfield Bay On Patrol

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By: Chris Waring

It appears that spring may finally be on its way. I have noticed many people cleaning up yards and planting flowers. Many of our resident dispose of tree limbs and yard debris by burning them. Fairfield Bay has a city ordinance regarding this. There are a few basic rules for burning, first and foremost you must call the Police Department an obtain a burn permit. This can be done on the phone 7 days a week by calling 884-6004 or 884-6005. The need for this is we occasionally have burn bans imposed by the fire chief. Another reason is that people see smoke and call in a fire that is actually a controlled burn. When burning you cannot burn anything that creates toxic or black smoke. Burning near culverts or close to the road is prohibited as well, due to damage to the culverts and traffic hazzards caused by the smoke. And lastly all fires must be extinguished by sunset. Please keep all fires at least 25 feet from structures and have someone watch them with the proper equipment to put them out should the need arise.

Calls this week included 6 rescue calls, 1 dog running loose, 2 fingerprinted for employment, 3 assists to residents, 2 alarm calls, served papers to 1 person, checked out 2 suspicious vehicles, and assisted a stranded motorist. We also opened a criminal trespass investigation, answered a disturbance call and assisted the State Police with an accident investigation.

Traffic stops this week, 5 no permanent license plate, 3 speeding, 6 defective equipment, 3 not stopping at stop signs and 1 for expired tags. Citations were issued to Douglas Abernathy, Richard Davis, Barron Henderson and Robert Lowery. Arrests this week, 1 for driving on a suspended license, 1 for an outstanding warrant and 1 for disorderly conduct. Please E-mail with questions or comments to cwaring40@yahoo.com. Enjoy the nice weather while it lasts and keep an eye out for children playing outside while you are driving in residential areas.

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