The Donley County Commissioners Court enacted a burn ban during their regular meeting Monday, September 11.
Even with the rain earlier this week, warm weather and high winds will quickly make conditions ripe for wildfires thanks to growth of brush and grass earlier this summer.
Under the commissioners’ order no outdoor burning is allowed on a day of a forecasted Fire Weather Watch or a Red Flag Warning issued from the National Weather Service in Amarillo.
Anyone engaging in outdoor burning must contact the Donley County Sheriff’s office prior to ignition and give the dispatcher a burn location, a contact phone number, and approximate burn time.
The persons engaging in outdoor burning needs to be present on the site of the burn until the burn is completed.
Anyone engaging in any form of outdoor burning is asked to burn with extreme caution at all times.
The burn ban will stay in effect for the next 90 days.
Also at Monday’s county meeting, commissioners approved their regular meeting schedule and the holiday schedule for fiscal year 2024. Trainings were approved for County Clerk Vicki Tunnell and County Attorney Landon Lambert.
Commissioners considered and approved donating the county’s unclaimed capital property to the Saints’ Roost Museum. The unclaimed funds are dispersed to the county from the state and this year amounted to $3,800.
The county nominated Lon Adams, Jacob Fangman, and Johnny Floyd to serve another term on the Donley County Appraisal District Board. Elections by the local taxing entities will be held later.
County Judge John Howard reported the window repair project at the courthouse should be finished this month, weather permitting, and said work on the county barn at Hedley is continuing.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.