Discussion over firewood heats up

mission meeting, the board approved a motion to require a special or conditional use permit to cut and sell firewood on residential property.

The town’s zoning ordinances already require a conditional use permit for many such business-type activities in residential areas, but zoning officer Chuck Bartlett asked the board’s opinion on what should be done about people cutting and selling firewood in town.

“None of them have a special use permit to do any of it, but there’s about four or five of them,” Bartlett said.

Bartlett said he had not received any formal complaints, but resid...