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Montezuma County commissioners agree to lift burn ban after fire chiefs consulted
Summary
County commissioners moved to lift the county burn ban during the workshop after consulting fire chiefs who said conditions permitted rescinding the restriction; commissioners left open the option to reinstate the ban if weather conditions deteriorate.
Montezuma County commissioners directed staff to lift the countywide burn ban after the county emergency manager reported consultations with local fire chiefs.
The emergency manager said he had "talked to all the fire chiefs, and two of them are not tickled, but they'll do it," and added that local relative humidity had increased and temperatures were cooler compared with earlier in the season. Commissioners discussed making the lift effective immediately and agreed to do so, with the understanding that the ban could be reinstated if conditions change.
County staff requested a precise time and date to avoid wrongful citations; commissioners suggested setting the change at 6:00 a.m. the following morning to give the sheriff and code enforcement staff clear guidance.
No formal agenda motion was recorded in the workshop; commissioners characterized the item as a near‑term administrative action and said they would formalize any reinstatement if conditions worsened.
