On New Year's Day, a fire fanned by winds of up to 100kmh destroyed the home of board member John Kerr and his wife Pat, and burnt 40ha of land on the hill.
The blaze was thought to have been started by sparking power lines.
More than 60 firefighters and seven helicopters were involved in bringing the fire under control.
Firefighters were called back to the area for several days to douse flare-ups and hot spots.
At yesterday's community board meeting, board member Helen Pinder said she had received a letter from nine Branxholm St residents who were concerned about the continuing fire risk posed by broom on the hillside and had asked if the board could take any action to alleviate the risk.
Earlier, Mrs Pinder had received an anonymous handwritten notice, taped on a window at her Roxburgh business, which suggested the community board should take some blame for the fire, for not carrying out "preventive maintenance" of the scrub on the hill.
The land used to be owned by the board but is now privately owned.
Mr Kerr is the only local owner and the remaining three owners of the hill blocks live overseas.
Not long before the fire, Mr Kerr had cleared much of his 5ha block of land and bulldozed firebreaks.
"The letters maybe reflect some confusion in this town, that we still own the hill land," board member John Lane said.
The board agreed to write to the New Zealand Fire Service to see what action could be taken about the potential fire risk.
"I'm not sure if we can take any action as a district [council] or community [board] or if this is outside our control," Mr Lane said.
Mrs Pinder asked if it was possible for the council to clear the land and bill the absentee landowners.
Council staff were going to investigate that option.
Mr Kerr said the Branxholm St residents' suggestion that goats could graze the block was a good one but any vegetation that carried fire was dangerous.
New cocksfoot grass was already growing on the charred land.
Board chairman Stephen Jeffery paid tribute to all the firefighters, helicopter pilots and other volunteers who helped during the fire.
"We're all eternally grateful to them," Mrs Pinder said.
