'Eliminated completely'

By Shirley Blum
Fresno

(Updated Monday, December 30, 2002, 4:27 PM)

I have asked my neighbors for several years to substitute their wood-burning fireplaces with gas inserts that are much more efficient for heating.

Energy costs have been reduced, and I see a transition taking place. Home builders are making that come true also.

I feel the City Council and county Board of Supervisors should be more proactive to influence this change. A few days a year is not the answer. Fireplace burning should be eliminated completely in this polluted Valley.

My other suggestion would be to eliminate leaf blowers. The noise and pollution infect homeowners and the environment.