Council adopts Ordinance #915 to align open-burning permits with county system

Jul 16, 2026

The council adopted Ordinance #915 to require residents within city limits to obtain burn permits from Rawlins County Dispatch and to call daily for permission; the ordinance aligns city practice with the county permitting system.

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City Attorney Charles Peckham presented Ordinance #915 to align the city's open-burning rules with the Rawlins County permitting system. The ordinance requires residents within city limits to obtain a burn permit from Rawlins County Dispatch and to notify dispatch by phone each day to obtain permission to conduct an open burn.

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