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Patrick County declares countywide burn ban effective tonight
Summary
The county administrator told the Board of Supervisors an immediate countywide burn ban will be put in place effective at midnight and remain until further notice; the board accepted the administrator's announcements during the report.
Patrick County will implement a countywide burn ban effective at midnight and in place until further notice, the county administrator told the Board of Supervisors during the administrator’s report.
"If we add it earlier, effective midnight this evening, Patrick County will declare a countywide burn ban until further notice so to free the supervisors and our citizens," the administrator said. The administrator also notified the board that the Stewart DMV select office will be closed the next day and summarized other items in his report including FEMA flood‑plain mapping changes and staff outreach to affected property owners. The board received the administrator’s report and no separate motion was required to act on the administrative announcement at this meeting.
Officials did not give a specific end date for the burn ban in the public report; the board indicated the ban would remain "until further notice."
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