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Keystone considers measure naming wildfire fuel hazards public nuisances
The measure would let Keystone require property owners to remove dead or diseased trees near homes and power lines, with violations enforceable after notice.
At a Town Council meeting on Tuesday evening, Keystone considered a measure that would make wildfire fuel hazards, like diseased or dead trees, considered public nuisances. The council unanimously approved the measure’s first reading, meaning it will be read and voted on once more by the council on Aug. 11 before officially becoming part of the town code. If passed later this month, the town will be able to “enforce remediation on property owner…