Commissioners discuss improving emergency communications after water‑main breaks and enter executive session
Aug 18, 2026
Commissioners reported a meeting with EMA and department staff to improve public communications following a large set of water‑main breaks, and later voted to enter executive session to discuss imminent litigation and property acquisition/sale.
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During the discussion session Commissioner Steve said the county could have handled recent widespread water‑main breaks better and described a meeting with EMA and department staff to upgrade communications and synchronize operations with public safety. "We could have handled it better. We need to handle it better," he said, and encouraged residents to sign up for the county EMA notification system.
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