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Lawmakers hear $20 million proposal to harden fairgrounds as county evacuation sites
Summary
Representative Anna Sharp and county and fairgrounds representatives urged the committee to fund a $20 million grant program to add water, power, sewer and telecom infrastructure at fairgrounds used as evacuation centers; testimony pointed to lessons from the 2020 wildfire evacuations.
Representative Anna Sharp told the House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans on Feb. 4 that House Bill 2136 would appropriate $20 million to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management to create a grant program for infrastructure improvements at county fairgrounds used as evacuation sites.
Sharp recounted Polk County’s 2020 wildfire evacuations and said fairgrounds that opened to evacuees lacked adequate RV hookups, sewer, water and telecom capacity. "Many of those fleeing…
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