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Storm damage closes Fox Park; county orders emergency generator repair for jail after test failure
Summary
Facilities staff closed Fox Park after storm damage and reported a failed jail generator radiator discovered during testing; officials seek roughly $35,000 to rent a temporary generator and repair the radiator to ensure continuous jail operations and regulatory compliance.
Eaton County facilities staff told the Ways and Means Committee on May 16 that last night’s storm left downed trees at Fox Park and prompted a facilities review of backup generator performance across county buildings.
Chad Powers, facilities director, reported the county’s jail generator failed a recent load test because of a radiator issue. The generator is a large, long‑running unit (model year cited as 1987) whose radiator…
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