State Director To Address Local EMA Ordinance Concerns

Georgia EMA Director Charley English joins his Lamar County counterpart, Billy Campbell, in Americus to survey damage after a March, 2007 tornado there. Image: Greg S. Williams.

Greg S. Williams - July 12, 2012

Georgia EMA Director Charley English�pledged last week to provide a personalized response to questions submitted by Barnesville Dispatch with regards�to a model ordinance currently under consideration in Pike and neighboring counties.

�Hi Greg, It is great hearing from you.� I will respond next week to the question you presented, if that will meet your deadline.�There is a lot we have going on right now and it is the best that I can do if I am to give a thoughtful well researched personal answer,� he said in response to our recent email request.

Local concerns have been raised in recent weeks over language contained in a model emergency management ordinance that was distributed to counties throughout the state.

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