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Franklin County leaders praise emergency response after ice storm; county receives $1.2 million state payment for Highway 50 work
Summary
County officials commended first responders and public works for their response to an unprecedented ice storm and reported a $1.2 million reimbursement from the state for repairs on four miles of U.S. Highway 50.
Franklin County commissioners on Jan. 8 credited emergency crews and public works for responding to an unprecedented ice event and said the county received a $1,200,000 payment from the state to cover work on four miles of U.S. Highway 50.
County Administrator Derek (last name not specified) opened the staff reports by calling the storm response “about as clean an operation as I’ve seen in my time here,” and singled out dispatchers, ambulance crews and public works for their work during the event.
The county’s emergency-management lead, Tom (last name not specified), and ambulance operations manager Christie…
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