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Commissioners adopt burn-ban ordinance giving fire marshal authority during state of emergency
Summary
The board adopted an ordinance delegating to the Mitchell County Fire Marshal authority to impose county-wide burn bans during hazardous forest-fire conditions or air-pollution episodes while a local state of emergency is in effect; the ordinance establishes penalties and notification procedures.
Mitchell County commissioners read and adopted an ordinance that delegates to the Mitchell County Fire Marshal the authority to impose a burn ban during hazardous forest-fire conditions or air-pollution episodes while the county is under a declared state of emergency.
The ordinance’s intent language, read aloud by county staff, said the measure is designed to "protect the health and safety of the residents of the county during times of hazardous forest fire conditions" and to delegate authority so the burn decision can be made quickly in response to…
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