Lane County Board of County Commissioners declares emergency related to ice storm
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.