Lane County Board of County Commissioners declares emergency related to ice storm
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The Lane County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously this evening to declare an emergency due to the ice storm. The Board Order declaring the emergency is available online.
A county emergency declaration means:
- The cost to respond to the incident locally has exceeded $2 million across agencies, including local governments and utilities.
- Lane County can ask for reimbursement from the state or federal government if disasters are declared at those levels.
- Cities and other eligible local agencies can seek reimbursement if it becomes available.
- Certain procurement rules are waived so that Lane County can more quickly purchase supplies or contract with companies to help recover from the disaster.
The declaration does not:
- Create any travel restrictions or curfews for residents.
- Create any additional financial resources for residents.
- Automatically deploy the National Guard or other agencies.
Lane County and other local agencies continue to work together to re-open roads, restore power, provide warming locations, and more in response to the storm.
Residents are asked to continue to shelter in place if possible until road conditions improve.