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Mayville council adopts May 15 disaster declaration, thanks emergency responders
Summary
The council declared May 15 a disaster for Mayville following storm damage and publicly thanked first responders and volunteers.
The Mayville Common Council adopted a disaster declaration recognizing May 15, 2025, as a disaster for the city and thanked first responders and volunteers who responded to storm damage.
During citizen comments the mayor and council members publicly expressed gratitude to police, fire, public works, parks, city hall staff and volunteers for their response following the tornado. "I'm very thankful for all the first responders, the police departments, fire departments that came to our aid in our grief and tornado," said a citizen commenter during the public forum.
Council then read a disaster declaration into the record and voted to approve it. "Is there a motion for that?" asked a council member; a motion was made and seconded, and the council approved the declaration by voice vote. The declaration was described on the record as a state of emergency call for the city related to the May 15 event.
Council members said the city would proceed with recovery work and coordinate with businesses, residents and volunteers. No specific state or federal assistance requests were read into the public record at the time.
