By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

The Ellis County burn ban enacted in March has been lifted, according to Ellis County Rural Fire Chief Darin Myers.

Myers said he will be meeting with Ellis County Commissioners on Monday evening to discuss the possibility of changing language regarding the current burn ban policy.

“We are going to update (the policy) with some different language on being able to relax the burn ban after significant amounts of rainfall and just add education on what  not to burn, when to burn and who to contact when (county residents) are burning so it is all in one document to educate the public better,” Myers said.

Myers said county residents still need to contact the Ellis County Dispatch at (785) 625-1011 before burning any items such as trash and twigs.

Monday’s meeting is at 5 p.m. at the Ellis County Administrative Center, 718 Main.