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Board ends burn ban and declares Washington County a drought disaster area
Washington County Board of Supervisors · August 13, 2024
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Supervisors voted to terminate the county burn ban and adopted a resolution declaring Washington County a drought disaster area after staff presented USDA-derived estimates of agricultural losses totaling about $10.7 million.
Washington County supervisors voted to terminate the county's burn ban and unanimously adopted a resolution declaring the county a drought disaster area, citing significant agricultural losses.
County staff presented statistics from a USDA report showing estimated local losses from drought: pasture reduced by roughly 60% (valued at about…
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