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Outdoor wood boiler meeting finalized
By Paul Crossman
Despite several small setbacks, the date and location of the Kinderhook outdoor wood boiler meeting is now set, and will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Academy for Christian Learning in the town of Kinderhook.
For nearly two months, debate has been raging in the village of Kinderhook about possible legislation regulating or even banning the use of outdoor wood boilers within village limits. Because of this, village Code Enforcement Officer Glenn Smith and the Columbia Greene chapter of the New York State Building Officials Conference have taken it upon themselves to set up an informational meeting for legislatures from Kinderhook and the surrounding towns to help best decide what the best course of action might be.
For those who don’t know the new location, Smith said it is located 2.2 miles north of the Kinderhook traffic circle, on route 9 and 9H, and approximately two miles south of exit 12 off I-90.
The changes were made for a variety of reasons, including possible structural problems with the original location — the Kinderhook Village Hall — and the fact that interest in the meeting is much greater than initially expected.
A press release sent out by the group states that “the unregulated installation of these devices has posed a problem in many local communities, and the need for informed legislation is rapidly becoming a necessity.”
Because of this, Smith has invited several different people to speak, including Ronald Piester, the AIA director for the NYS-DOS Division of Code Enforcement; Judith S. Schreiber, Ph.D., the chief scientist for the Environmental Protection Bureau; and the author of a definitive essay on boiler emissions, and John David Wood from the New York Department of State.
Originally, the meeting was also supposed to include a representative from an OWB manufacturer, but according to Smith, after an initial positive response on the subject the company could not be reached again.
Smith said he considers this only a small setback to the overall meeting. “We just have to go forward with what we have,” he said. “They never got back to me.”
This development should make at least some Kinderhook residents happy, as many were upset about an OWB manufacturer being invited to speak at the meeting in the first place.
“The DOH and DEC would have no reason to be biased against the wood boilers,” an anonymous Kinderhook resident told the Register-Star. “It’s enough to have them give the facts. We don’t need companies there who have every reason to lie.”
The entire meeting will be open to the public, but participation will be limited to town and village legislatures.
For more information about the event, go to www.nysboc.webs.com.
To reach reporter Paul Crossman, call 518-828-1616, ext. 2266, or e-mail pcrossman@registerstar.com.
For nearly two months, debate has been raging in the village of Kinderhook about possible legislation regulating or even banning the use of outdoor wood boilers within village limits. Because of this, village Code Enforcement Officer Glenn Smith and the Columbia Greene chapter of the New York State Building Officials Conference have taken it upon themselves to set up an informational meeting for legislatures from Kinderhook and the surrounding towns to help best decide what the best course of action might be.
For those who don’t know the new location, Smith said it is located 2.2 miles north of the Kinderhook traffic circle, on route 9 and 9H, and approximately two miles south of exit 12 off I-90.
The changes were made for a variety of reasons, including possible structural problems with the original location — the Kinderhook Village Hall — and the fact that interest in the meeting is much greater than initially expected.
A press release sent out by the group states that “the unregulated installation of these devices has posed a problem in many local communities, and the need for informed legislation is rapidly becoming a necessity.”
Because of this, Smith has invited several different people to speak, including Ronald Piester, the AIA director for the NYS-DOS Division of Code Enforcement; Judith S. Schreiber, Ph.D., the chief scientist for the Environmental Protection Bureau; and the author of a definitive essay on boiler emissions, and John David Wood from the New York Department of State.
Originally, the meeting was also supposed to include a representative from an OWB manufacturer, but according to Smith, after an initial positive response on the subject the company could not be reached again.
Smith said he considers this only a small setback to the overall meeting. “We just have to go forward with what we have,” he said. “They never got back to me.”
This development should make at least some Kinderhook residents happy, as many were upset about an OWB manufacturer being invited to speak at the meeting in the first place.
“The DOH and DEC would have no reason to be biased against the wood boilers,” an anonymous Kinderhook resident told the Register-Star. “It’s enough to have them give the facts. We don’t need companies there who have every reason to lie.”
The entire meeting will be open to the public, but participation will be limited to town and village legislatures.
For more information about the event, go to www.nysboc.webs.com.
To reach reporter Paul Crossman, call 518-828-1616, ext. 2266, or e-mail pcrossman@registerstar.com.
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