Caldwell, ID – Canyon County has just received word of a local weather disaster within the radius starting at Pearl Rd. and State Highway 95 going North to Payette County Line. Under Idaho Code 46-1011 with the disaster’s impact on the county, the Canyon County Board of Commissioner’s Chair has deemed this as a local emergency and would like to put out a declaration identifying this as a local disaster emergency.
Declaring this as an emergency allows for additional resources to be utilized to serve the area that was impacted by the severe weather. This opens up an avenue to allow taxing districts who are providing support in the area to get reimbursed for possibly unanticipated costs.
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For more information, please contact the Director of Constituent Services, Aaron Williams at (208) 614-5011.