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Olive Branch extends emergency declaration after ice storm; mayor cites $490,000 in unbudgeted costs
Summary
City officials extended the Jan. 23 emergency declaration to Feb. 17 to allow time to document emergency purchases made during a widespread ice storm; Mayor Adams reported about $490,000 in unbudgeted storm expenses and credited first responders and public works for extensive response efforts.
Mayor Adams told the Olive Branch Board of Aldermen on Feb. 3 that the city had declared a local emergency on Jan. 23 after an ice storm and that staff and first responders mounted a large-scale response that prevented loss of life in the city.
"We declared an emergency on January 23," Mayor Adams said, and later reported, "From a cost standpoint, CFO May and I…
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