Fairgrounds to host DHS resiliency-hub resources; board seeks to formalize county MOU

Jun 3, 2026

Fair staff described work with Oregon Department of Human Services to set the Event Complex up as a regional resiliency hub providing state‑supplied equipment (air scrubbers, water filtration, light towers) at no cost, but emphasized the need for MOUs and training to ensure local use and reimbursement.

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Bart Platt described a state-led resiliency hub program through the Oregon Department of Human Services that would station deployable resource "pods" — generators, air scrubbers, light towers and water filtration systems — at participating county facilities so they can be mobilized quickly in an emergency.

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