New Point considers serving as an EMA warming shelter if a generator grant can be secured

Nov 11, 2025

Board members discussed an EMA outreach seeking potential shelter sites and said they would offer the town building and the Christian church for warming or temporary shelters while exploring EMA/Red Cross support and a generator grant.

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An emergency-management contact reported the county EMA is identifying potential warming- and disaster-shelter sites and had asked about the Christian church and the town building as options. The speaker, who conveyed EMA outreach, said the town building could be offered as a shelter but that the town lacks a dedicated on-site generator.

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