Commissioners request disaster area declaration for LS County

Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/30/2010 - 10:10am

Jake Keohen, Montgomery Messenger

The Le Sueur County Board adopted a resolution at the Tuesday, Sept. 28, meeting, requesting a presidential declaration of a major disaster area because of the heavy rain event occurring in the county September 22-23.

County Administrator/Engineer Darrell Pettis, who presented the resolution in the absence of Emergency Management Director Ann Traxler, said Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty has already declared the county a disaster area.

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