(Ankeny, IA) -- The City of Ankeny is conducting controlled burns starting this week. Weather permitting, there will be controlled burns this month and next month at several locations in Ankeny.
Locations for prescribed burns include:
- Police Department
- Woodland Reserve (East Side)
- Promenade Pond
- The East side of Vintage Pond
- Horizon Park
- Briarwood Park
- Summerbrook Park
- Prairie Ridge Sports Complex
The prescribed burns will be administered by certified park staff. The public should avoid parks on the day that they are scheduled to be burned.
The City of Ankeny says it's expected that the areas will take less than a day to a few days each to burn.
The burns have to be completed when there is less than 10 mph wind in order to keep smoke from traveling far. The burns also take place between sunrise and sunset. The Ankeny Fire Department, Polk County Dispatch and Polk County Air Quality will be notified of the planned burns in advance.