Bastrop, Tx–Bastrop County commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. Monday, April 20 to consider lifting a ban on outdoor burning which has been in effect since early this year because of extreme drought conditions and wildfire danger.
About two inches of rain fell over most parts of the county beginning early today, said emergency management coordinator Mike Fisher during a late afternoon telephone interview. More welcome rainfall is possible Saturday, he said. Smaller rainfall amounts have been recorded intermittently over the past two weeks.
Barring unforeseen developments, Fisher said he expects to recommend lifting the burn ban Monday.
Some farmers and ranchers have been pressing for removing the ban to allow them to burn off underbrush cleared over the winter to prepare for new grass growth in pastures for hay, cattle and other livestock.
The meeting will take place on the second floor of the Courthouse Annex, 804 Pecan St. in Bastrop.