' The question of cost was introduced and it was pointed out to
the meeting that. the main cost in disposal of stumps would be the hauling
cost and the loading and unloading for removal to another site, the
actual burning cost was a small portion of the total cost. It was
indicated that costs ran to $100. per truckload. It was therefore stressed
that any alternative found by the Council which involved trucking stumps
to another site to be burned would still result in excessive site pre-'

paration costs.

A number of points were made by those in attendance supporting
burning on the site rather than hauling to a specific burning site, the
main point being made was that unless Council could come up with an
alternative for burning within Port Coquitlam, there was no possibility
of hauling to another municipality because they would not accept stumps
from Port Coquitlam. In most of the other municipalities, burning of
land clearing debris within their own boundaries is permitted. A further
point that the Committee was asked to consider was that did the Council
consider that development was going to diminish, in other words, could
we prevent development in order to stop burning.

There were a number of suggestions made in response to the
problem of the lease objectionable way to burn on site and it was pointed
out that to be successful, burning must be carried out on a 24 hour basis
with men and machinery available to keep the fire burning at a high heat
and that dry material was necessary to create a good hot fire to prevent

smoke and fly~ash.

The development company representatives offered to submit a
proposal to Council on how burning could best be accommodated on a controlled
basis and it was the Committee's understanding that this would be submitted

for Council's consideration at their next meeting.

The joint Committee did not make any particular recommendation
on the problem of burning.