Callender Urges Emergency Declaration for Lake County

COLUMBUS—State Representative Jamie Callender (R-Concord) today sent a letter (attached) to Governor Mike DeWine urging him to make an emergency declaration and provide additional recovery resources for Lake County as a result of recent damages caused by severe weather.

In the last week, Lake County has experienced two earthquakes, measuring 2.3 and 3.6 in magnitude, multiple downbursts, as well as an EF 1 tornado carving a path 150 yards wide and 3.28 miles long. The severity of these weather conditions resulted in loss of power, school closures, and building, powerline, and utility pole collapses. 

“This once in a lifetime event is already going to cost families and communities hundreds of thousands of dollars to recover from,” wrote Callender in his letter. “We must rally together and provide these communities the resources they need to recover.”

An emergency declaration by the Governor enables state resources to be brought in through mutual aid agreements and is a key part of the process for eligibility for a federal emergency declaration.