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Smyth County Board ratifies total burn ban, approves surplus lists and $1.12 million budget amendment
Summary
The board ratified an administratively issued total outdoor burn ban due to drought, approved committee recommendations to surplus office equipment and 11 vehicles, and accepted budget amendment No. 6 totaling $1,120,029; the board also recommended proceeding with a radio equipment return/replacement plan expected to generate about $128,000 in credit.
The Smyth County Board of Supervisors ratified an administratively issued emergency total burn ban and approved a package of committee recommendations including surplus declarations and a budget amendment.
County Administrator (speaker 2) told the board the public safety committee recommended returning and replacing certain radio units to obtain approximately $128,000 in credit for handhelds and accessories. The committee’s recommendation to proceed with the return/replacement plan was presented to the full board as a committee recommendation.
On wildfire risk, the administrator said drought conditions prompted him to issue an…
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