Kingfisher County Commissioners declared a two-week burn ban in the county effective immediately at their weekly meeting Tuesday.

District 2 Commissioner Ray Alan Shimanek moved to begin the burn ban due to drought conditions and the possibility of high winds.

He said Hennessey Fire Chief Brandon Scott called him to request the immediate start of the ban.

Lakota Bullard of the Big Four Fire Department, who attended the meeting on another matter, agreed that the burn ban was needed.

District 1 Commissioner Jeff Moss, commission chairman, seconded the action and both voted in favor of the ban.

District 3 Commissioner Anthony Schwarz was absent due to a previous engagement.

The ban affects all burning – from trash to fireworks and extends for the next two weeks.

Shimanek said a local rain could affect its duration.

Commissioners approved a state Department of Transportation county road map, correcting it to state that a road in the southeast corner of the county should be listed as Wolf Creek Lane, rather than Shelby Lane.

Commissioners tabled action on a plat of Phase One of Trails End, a housing addition south of Cashion in District 1, until next week’s meeting.

Commissioners approved of the following action items on the agenda:

• Payment of $519.36 for a parcel at 120 S. Arapaho, Hennessey, District 2, from Department of Transportation.

• Payment for Parcel 3 – 1.07 acres – permanent easement and attorney fees of $180 on the new Robberts Avenue bridge over Uncle John Creek, presently under construction.

• Juvenile detention travel claim of $298.77 for the month of August, to be paid by state office of Juvenile Affairs.

• Monthly report of Election Board.

• 60-day Right-of-Way permit for Howard Drilling for 12-inch lines located two miles west and five miles south of Hennessey, District 2.

• Access drive for BR4 Construction at NS 2900 and EW 840 roads in District 1, including 25-inch culvert.

• Solicitation for bids to complete a remodeling project at Big 4 Fire Department. Bids will be received until 4 p.m. Nov. 8 and opened at the commissioners’ meeting on Nov. 12. Plans for the project may be viewed online at kingfi sher.okcounties.org under bids tab.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Big 4 Fire Department.

• Payment of several projects at the Kingfisher County Sheriff’s Department using federal ARPA grant funds as follow: Crandall and Sanders – repairs to jail showers, $2,463.89; Trane U.S. Inc – repairs to HVAC unit, $3,786; Sweeper Metal – lighting panel, $25,417.95; and, Sweeper Metal – repairs to exit gate, $5,998.

Shimanek reported he would attend the Circuit Engineering District 8 board meeting Wednesday in Alva and Moss said he would attend a meeting of the Northern Oklahoma Development Authority Thursday in Enid.

Present at the meeting in addition to Commissioners Moss and Shimanek were County Clerk Jeannie Boevers, minute clerk; County Engineer Nik Smith and Bullard.