Brutus bans new outdoor furnaces

BRUTUS - No outdoor furnaces can be set up within the town of Brutus for the next six months as a moratorium was established on Monday by the town board, 4-1, with Jeffrey Hinman voting against.

The vote amends the town zoning law and establishes Local Law No. 5, the moratorium, which has no impact on existing systems.

Hinman had earlier said that maybe the whole town should not be included in the moratorium because the main concern was the effect of outdoor furnaces on the village, which has a high-density population.