Burn Ban Lifted Again in Howard County
By: Marianne Elisak
Updated: August 27, 2012
BIG SPRING -- Outdoor burning is once again legal in Howard County.
Howard County commissioners decided not to re-enact the county's burn ban during Monday's Commissioner's Court meeting.
Commissioners originally lifted the burn ban on July 9th, but they re-instated the ban on July 30th.
"If it becomes dry again we can always come back and re-install the burn ban county wide," Precinct 3 County Commissioner Jimmie Long told Big 2. "But at this time we feel that it's safe for our citizens to be able to burn their brush piles".
Commissioners originally lifted the burn ban on July 9th, but they re-instated the ban on July 30th.
"If it becomes dry again we can always come back and re-install the burn ban county wide," Precinct 3 County Commissioner Jimmie Long told Big 2. "But at this time we feel that it's safe for our citizens to be able to burn their brush piles".
Long added that commissioners be keeping a close eye residents to make sure they burn items responsibly.
Howard County residents who don't follow the rules will face fines.
For the state burn ban map, per the Texas Forest Service, click here.
Howard County residents who don't follow the rules will face fines.
For the state burn ban map, per the Texas Forest Service, click here.
