HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/07/17 - Declaration of Emergency - Matthews Road CulvertA DECLARATION OF THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY
PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR DECLARING A
STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
(MATTHEWS ROAD)
WHEREAS, the St. Lucie County Public Safety Director has made the following
determinations:
1. The Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County has adopted Resolution
No. 00-277 authorizing the County Administrator and the Public Safety Director to exercise
certain emergency powers and authority during a local emergency.
2. The St. Lucie County Public Works Director has identified a culvert failure on
Matthews Road at NSLRWCD Canal No. 52-A in St. Lucie County that requires immediate road
closure and emergency repairs.
3. This culvert failure has placed St. Lucie County in a state of emergency due to
exposing the citizens affected by the culvert failure to danger to life and property.
4. In order to respond to such emergency, upon this declaration, the County
Administrator or his designee is authorized to initiate and take such actions authorized by
Resolution No. 00-277 for and on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners during the term
of such local state of emergency.
5. Such declaration shall remain in full force and effect for seven (7) days unless
extended in seventy-two (72) hour increments with the concurrence of the Board of County
Commissioners or sooner rescinded by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County
or the County Administrator.
6. This Declaration shall become effective immediately upon signing this 7th day of
June, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
R n Parrish
Public Safety Director
JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 4321017 0612012017 08A2.12 AM
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RECORDING $10.00