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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC20-296 Emergency Declaration Grizzly CreekEagleCounty,CO202013318ReginaO’Bnen08/14/2020Pgs:110:27:44AMREC:$0.00DOC:$0.00DISASTER/EMERGENCYDECLARATIONWHEREAS,EagleCounty,Colorado(the“County”)hasthepotentialtosufferseriousdamagetoutilityinfrastructure,roads,bridges,homes,businesses,andotherpublicandprivatefacilitiescausedbytheGrizzlyCreekFire,occurringonAugust10,2020, thecauseofwhichisstillunderinvestigation,andwhichisburninginthevicinityoftheGrizzlyCreek areaofGarfieldCounty,Colorado.AsofthetimeofthisDeclaration,theSweetwaterareaofwesternEagleCountyhasbeenevacuatedandDotseroisonapre-evacuationnotice;andWHEREAS,thecostandmagnitudeofrespondingtoandrecoveringfromtheimpactoftheensuingeventisfarinexcessoftheCounty’savailableresources;andWhEREAS,pursuanttoC.R.S.24-33.5-709(1)alocaldisastermaybedeclaredonlybytheprincipalexecutiveofficerofapoliticalsubdivision.Itshallnotbecontinuedorrenewedinexcessofsevendaysexceptbyorwiththeconsentofthegoverningboardofthepoliticalsubdivision;andWHEREAS,theeffectofadeclarationoflocaldisasteremergencyistoactivatetheresponseandrecoveryaspectofanyandallapplicablelocalandinter-jurisdictionaldisasterandemergencyplansandtoauthorizethefurnishingofaidandassistanceundersuchplans.C.R.S.24-33.5-709(2).NOWTHEREFORE,BEITDECLAREDbytheCountyManagerofEagleCounty,Colorado:ThAT,itisherebydeterminedanddeclaredthattheGrizzlyCreekFirecurrentlyburninginGarfieldCountywiththepotentialtospreadtowesternEagleCountyinandnearSweetwaterandDostsero,Coloradoisanemergency/disasterarea.THAT,thisDeclarationshallbepromptlyfiledwith theEagleCountyClerkandRecorderandwith theOfficeofEmergencyManagement.THAT,thisDeclarationisnecessaryforthepublichealth,safetyandwelfareofthecitizensoftheCountyofeagle,StateofColorado.DECLAREDthis13thdayofAugust,2020ATEAGLECOUNTY,COLORADOAT‘?P.M.COUNTYOFEAGLE,STATEOFCOLORADO,ByandThroughItsCOUNTYMANAGERBy:___________________________Page1of1C20-296