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Bell burn ban lifted temporarily

BELTON — With rain both on the ground and in the weather forecast for the next several days, Bell County Judge Jon Burrows has temporarily lifted the countywide ban on outdoor burning.

Burrows lifted the ban from 9 a.m. Thursday through 9 a.m. Sunday.

The judge said he will revisit the situation Friday and — conditions permitting — he might keep the ban lifted through Tuesday morning’s commissioners court meeting.

The commissioners court enacted the burn ban Monday because of dry conditions.

When in place, a burn ban prohibits campfires and burning brush. Household trash can be burned, but only in screen-covered barrels.

Violation of the ban is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of up to $500.

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