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Simpson County moves forward on safe-room projects and radio tower; authorizes no-cost disaster-assessment support

Simpson County Fiscal Court · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Emergency Management updated the court on slow progress for a park safe room (KYEM contract pending), the erection of a new radio tower with site work and an unofficial $600,000 west-side safe-room grant; the court also authorized a no-cost contract with EUDS Consulting to provide FEMA-eligible disaster assessments.

Emergency Management Director Robert Palmer told the Fiscal Court Aug. 15 that work on a community-park safe room has made little progress because Hazard Mitigation Grant paperwork and KY Emergency Management (KYEM) contract execution remain pending. He said the county is awaiting the signed KYEM contract so the county can move forward…

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