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Commissioners decline to impose burn ban after wet conditions
Summary
Court discussed a possible burn ban but removed the item and decided not to impose a burn ban at this time due to recent rains and current conditions.
The Cook County Commissioners Court discussed whether to adopt a countywide burn ban but decided not to impose one at this time. County staff reported that recent rains had reduced fire risk and recommended removing the item from the agenda.
Keith (staff) told the court that conditions did not warrant a burn ban: “We're at 5 26. We were 6 6 0 9 2 weeks ago. The rain's held. So I don't think we need to consider it. I'm gonna remove it from the agenda.” A motion was made to not enter into a burn ban; the court took no further action to impose a ban.
The court recorded the discussion and moved on to the next agenda item; no emergency restrictions were enacted during the meeting. Commissioners noted they could reintroduce a ban later if conditions change.
