Click here for a list of EPA-compliant stoves.

By Gary Meyer

Six years ago, when Frazier Park residents learned that their use of wood burning stoves was to be restricted, a four-day petition campaign produced 1,721 signatures—along with a reversal by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) board for residents here.

The board decided on December 18, 2008 to allow the greater Frazier Mountain Community to stand as its own air quality forecast area, because the readings in this area were well below the thresholds that typically triggered restrictions for Bakersfield. The Mountain Communities have been able to avoid ‘no-burn days,’ until now.

This has changed because SJVAPCD just moved…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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Old, non-compliant wood stoves are meeting with stiffer restrictions.

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Frazier Park
Frazier Park Market
Frazier Park Post Office
Don’s Liquor Market
Caveman Cavey’s Pizza
Frazier Park Pharmacy
Alpine Lumber & Hardware
La Sierra Mexican Restaurant
Factory Direct Appliances
Ace Hardware / Frazier Park Lumber
Falcon’s Nest Restaurant
Big John’s Restaurant
Tecuya Feed
The New Coffee Cantina

Lebec
Sam’s Liquor Market
Flying J Denny’s entrance
Shell Gas Station
Chevron Gas Station
Los Pinos Mexican Restaurant
Clinica Sierra Vista
Lebec Post Office
Ridge Route Antiques

Lake of the Woods
Midway Market
Mountain View Market
Mike’s Pizza Co.

Pinon Pines
At the mailboxes

Pine Mountain Community
Pine Mountain Post Office
Pine Mountain General Store
Bear Claw Bakery
Mommy’s Roadhouse Restaurant
Pine Mountain Pizza Co.
Cafe Silva Bella
Pine Mountain Clubhouse (Bistro entrance)

Gorman
Carl’s Jr.
Gorman Plaza Market

West Antelope Valley
Antelope Acres Market
Wee Ville Market
Fairmont Market

This is part of the November 7, 2014 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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