Non Profit Leaders

LIKE THIS FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN. WXII 12 KARA PETERS JOINS US LIVE TO EXPLAIN THOSE NEW MEASURES. KYRA. HEY THERE, KENNY AND CHRISTINE. THAT STORY, ITS EVIDENT THAT RESIDENTS STILL HAVE VERY DEEP MEMORIES AND QUESTIONS A YEAR LATER CONCERNING THIS FIRE AND TONIGHT THEY WERE ABLE TO HEAR ABOUT THESE UPDATES FROM THE CITY, LIKE YOU MENTIONED, TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. NOW, CITY LEADERS AS WELL AS DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, HAD THE CHANCE TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY UPDATES ON THE WORK BEING DONE BEHIND THE SCENES FOLLOWING THE FIRE. LEADERS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD ALSO DISCUSSED PERFORMING AN ENVIRONMENT STYLE ASSESSMENT THAT SAMPLES THE AREAS AIR, WATER AND SOIL. AND A LOCAL NONPROFIT EXPERIMENT IN SELF-RELIANCE ALSO ASSISTED OVER 600 RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY THE FIRE. ONE MAJOR CHANGE AS WELL ARE NEW CITY ORDINANCES IN PLACE. SO THE BIGGEST CHANGE DISCUSSED TONIGHT WAS THE CHANGE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE. PRIOR TO THAT CHANGE, IT WAS A STAFF APPROVAL AND THERE WAS NO INVOLVEMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. AFTER THAT CHANGE DEVELOPED BY CITY COUNCIL. NOW, THE REZONING PROCESS REQUIRES COMMUNITY INPUT. IT GIVES THE COMMUNITY A VOICE IN TERMS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THE PLANNING BOARD AND AT THE CITY COUNCIL LEVEL. AND RESIDENTS ALSO HAD A CHANCE TO ASK QUESTIONS SURROUNDING THE FIRE AND VOICED THEIR CONCERNS. NOW, SOME QUESTIONS BROUGHT UP INCLUDED ANY FURTHER UPDATES ON THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE FIRE. LEADERS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAY ITS HARD TO PINPOINT THE EXACT CAUSE WHEN MUCH OF THE EVIDENCE WAS DESTROYED DURING THE INCIDENT. NOW THE CITY PLANS TO FURTHER COMMUNICATION AND UPDATES SURROUNDING THE WEAVER FERTILIZER PLANT FIRE THROUGH