Meeting in a recessed session on Monday, the Wabash County Commissioners extended the county’s disaster proclamation for 45 more days.
Monday’s action was an extension of the original proclamation issued last Monday.
Story from April 6th: Now that Wabash County has its’ first confirmed case of the coronavirus, the County has taken the first step towards a potential disaster declaration by adopting a proclamation confirming the virus is now here. That now puts on the record the costs associated with mitigating the pandemic, with the hopes of recouping possible state and/or federal money that may be needed later on. Commissioners were quick to point out that the measure does not change any measures the county has already taken to fight the spread of the virus.
Here’s the proclamation:
