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County opens resource center, activates emergency operations after Aspen Place apartments declared unfit for habitation
Summary
Johnson County activated its emergency operations center and opened a resource center at New Century Field House after the Aspen Place Apartments in Gardner were declared unfit for habitation; county staff, Salvation Army and local partners organized sheltering, water distribution and a rapid needs assessment for affected residents.
Johnson County activated its Emergency Operations Center and opened a resource center May 8 at New Century Field House after Aspen Place Apartments in Gardner were declared unfit for habitation earlier in the week. County emergency-management and health staff said they coordinated the response with the city of Gardner, Salvation Army, American Red Cross and local faith-based organizations to meet immediate needs and arrange sheltering.
County Emergency Management Division Director Dan Robison told the board the site had been declared unfit for habitation and that county departments and community partners quickly organized a coordinated response. Charlie Hunt, director of Health and Environment, said the county deployed a rapid…
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