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Mills County commissioners reimpose burn ban, approve grant resolution and personnel changes
Summary
At their April 2 meeting, the Mills County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to reimpose an outdoor burn ban amid dry, windy conditions and approved a $37,000 criminal-justice grant resolution, a change to COBRA administration, and several routine items.
Mills County Commissioners Court on April 2 voted unanimously to reimpose an outdoor burn ban, citing dry conditions and high winds, and approved multiple administrative and grant items including a criminal-justice grant resolution and a change to COBRA administration for county employees.
The action on the burn ban came after county officials said local and neighboring fire chiefs urged restrictions. “I’ll make a motion that we put the, prohibit outdoor burning, put the burn ban back on,” the County Judge said during discussion. Commissioners voted in favor; the ban takes effect when the judge signs the written order later the same day.
The meeting also approved a resolution supporting a criminal-justice grant application of roughly $37,000 that requires no local match, county staff said. David Shaw, who presented the grant item, told the court the resolution is the second part of the application and that he planned a presentation to the…
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