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Ward County court adopts outdoor burn ban
Summary
On June 9 the Ward County Commissioners unanimously approved an outdoor burn ban via a motion from Commissioner Eddie Nelms; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Billy Redmon and adopted without discussion.
The Ward County Commissioners' Court on June 9 voted unanimously to impose an outdoor burn ban in Ward County. Commissioner Eddie Nelms moved for the ban, Commissioner Billy Redmon seconded, and the court recorded the motion as "unanimously adopted." The transcript records no additional discussion or qualifying language about duration or geographic scope in the motion.
The court handled the ban as an immediate motion on the agenda; no public testimony or recorded dissent accompanied the vote. The court later proceeded to other regulatory items, including a separate motion imposing a fireworks ban.
