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Lunenburg declares local emergency after ice storms; VDOT cleanup to run 60–90 days
Summary
The Board declared a local emergency for Feb. 14–March 1 stemming from two ice storms; VDOT is contracting crews to clear debris and rights‑of‑way countywide over about 60–90 days. The declaration passed by roll call vote.
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors formally declared a local emergency March 11 covering Feb. 14–March 1 in response to two mid‑February ice storms that consumed county resources.
Administrator Tracy M. Gee said county staff and volunteers staffed an emergency shelter and assisted with response; she also reported that VDOT will use contracted out‑of‑state crews to remove fallen trees and branches and to clean county rights‑of‑way, a cleanup the county expects to take roughly 60–90 days. Supervisor Mike Hankins commended VDOT’s rapid efforts to reopen roads following the storms.
The emergency declaration passed on a roll call vote (six yes, one absent). Administrator Gee also noted a mass COVID‑19 vaccination event planned at Central High School the following day, with the health department preparing to vaccinate about 500 people.
The declaration records the official county finding for the Feb. 14–March 1 emergency period and authorizes county response activities documented in county records.
