Cuyahoga County Executive Ronayne calls on Ohio Gov. DeWine to declare state of emergency

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Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne on Saturday urged Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to waive a state-imposed threshold to declare a state of emergency as widespread storm damage and power outages continue to grip Northeast Ohio.

The request comes as crews continue to clean up downed trees, power lines and debris from Tuesday's tornadoes and storms and some 70,000 or more Cuyahoga County residents remain in the dark. Ronayne's administration has declared a state of emergency for the county.

The county executive sent DeWine's administration a letter asking to waive the $5.9 million threshold of incurred damages and expenses required by the state to make a declaration of emergency. Ronayne's office said the county's Office of Emergency Management has been cataloguing the damages and expects that number to be met soon, but as of Saturday at 1 p.m., the county has not reached the required threshold.

“Our communities need additional resources and funding as they recover from last week’s storms and tornados [sic]. Waiving the threshold requirements will allow us to mobilize even more resources to support cities and communities in need,” Ronayne said.

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コメント (8)
  • @DAISYROSE22
    Why isn't Cuyahoga County and City of Cleveland more prepared for storms? Where's the "rainy day" fund for such emergencies? What are the citizens paying taxes to the cities and the county for?
  • @DustinUrey3
    It’s a state of “NOTHING IS FUCKING GETTING FIXED. GET SHIT GOING ALREADY.” It’s almost been a damn week.
  • @Mr_badjoke
    We would like to line the pockets of our contingency off this "event". We will get there 🙄