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Union County adopts burn ban, signs emergency grant, approves abatements and sets interim Register of Deeds salary

Union County Board of Commissioners · February 17, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners enacted a county burn ban effective Feb. 14, authorized a 2025 Local Emergency Management Performance Grant contract, approved several abatements and claims, and set the appointed interim Register of Deeds (Buum) salary at $73,000 after executive session.

At its Feb. 17 meeting, the Union County Board of Commissioners addressed public-safety, finance and personnel matters.

EMA Director Westcott told the board that a county burn ban took effect Feb. 14 amid ongoing drought monitoring and that the county is coordinating cybersecurity work with CISA and Dakota State University. The…

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