Resolution of the Straughn wood boiler case in Fairbanks appears imminent.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation sued Fairbanks residents Andrew and Gloria Straughn for creating a public nuisance by operating two wood fired boilers that smoked out neighbors, including students and staff at Wood River Elementary school.
The D.E.C and the Struaghns have submitted a joint motion for judgment with settlement terms that include the Straughns no longer operating the boilers or other solid fuel burning devices, as well as paying the state $12,000 to cover costs, interest, penalties and attorney’s fees.
The settlement has to be approved by Superior Court Judge Jane Kauvar.
Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.
