City of Shelbyville institutes burn ban in response to extremely dry conditions

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 6:06 AM

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Following the burn ban enacted Monday for Shelby County by the Shelby County Commissioners, the City of Shelbyville’s Board of Works enacted a city-wide burn ban Tuesday morning at its weekly meeting.

The burn ban will remain in effect until the Board of Works meeting next Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. Rain is in the forecast later this week.

To read story on Shelby County Commissioners' burn ban notice, go to https://shelbycountypost.com/local-news/708400

In other Board of Works business Tuesday:

Approved the recommendation of Police Chief Mark Weidner to install a 4-way stop sign at the intersection of Mechanic St. and Tompkins St. “I am not a fan of more stop signs but I think in this case it is warranted,” said Board of Works member Bob Williams. Issued an order to appear for the owner of the nuisance property at 309 E. Mechanic St.

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