Emergency manager says county may meet threshold for disaster declaration after weekend storms

Emergency Manager Tom Perez briefed supervisors on damage from Sunday storms, saying he had received reports of damage in Winnebago, Walthill and Macy and that he believed the county likely met the threshold for a disaster declaration. "He believes that they should meet the threshold for the county," Perez said, and he said he will prepare the disaster-declaration materials and related documentation for the board's next meeting.