By JONATHAN ZWEYGARDT
Hays Post

Ellis County is expected to join the growing list of counties that have enacted county-wide burn bans when the commission votes at Monday’s commission meeting.

At last week’s meeting, Rural Fire Director Darin Myers told the commission he would present the commission with a resolution banning all outdoor burning until further notice.

In him memo to the commission, County Administrator Phillip Smith-Hanes said due to the dry weather and drought conditions, “It is in the best interest of the county residents to start the burn ban.”

The commission will also hear a presentation on a Kansas Workforce ONE elected official board agreement.

Click HERE for a link to the commission agenda.

Monday’s regular commission meeting follows the Public Building Commission at 5 p.m. at the County Administrative Center.