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EMA requests $900,000 for on‑site consolidated emergency facility; commissioners take proposal under advisement
Summary
Herb Hunt, Emergency Management director, asked the board to demolish the deteriorating EMA garage and EOC and build a consolidated facility on the current site to preserve radio‑tower proximity; the total request is $900,000 and the board took the proposal under advisement 3–0.
Herb Hunt, director of Emergency Management, described structural deterioration at the current EMA garage and emergency‑operations center and requested funding to demolish the existing buildings and construct a new, integrated facility on the current site. Hunt told commissioners that staying on site is preferred because of the radio tower and that moving equipment off site would be costly and could introduce compatibility problems with 911 consoles.
Hunt presented a "Total request: $900,000 for demolition and construction." Commissioners discussed coordination with the city over a formal property agreement and the potential to use the facility for training classes to bring revenue and partners into the area. Commissioner Mark Horner moved to take the EMA building proposal under advisement; Commissioner Brenda Weaver seconded and the motion passed 3–0.
No final funding vote was taken; staff indicated further project scoping, cost verification and intergovernmental agreement discussions with the city will be necessary before returning to the board for a funding decision.
