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Montgomery County commissioners impose three-day burn ban amid red-flag warnings
Summary
The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously March 17 to impose a temporary three-day outdoor burn ban effective immediately and authorized a process for the chairman to extend or lift the ban between meetings.
Montgomery County commissioners voted unanimously March 17 to impose a three-day countywide ban on outdoor burning after the National Weather Service issued red-flag warnings and officials reported high winds and low humidity.
The action, approved by Commissioners Beaver, Cordray and Clubein, gives the board chairman authority to extend or lift the ban between regular meetings; the resolution will be reviewed at the commission’s next meeting on March 24. Commissioner Cordray made the motion, and it passed with all three commissioners voting yes.
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