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Meeker board of trustees declare local disaster

Bicyclists pass Meeker Town Hall on a Saturday ride. Caitlin Walker | Herald Times

MEEKER | The Meeker Board of Trustees met via teleconference in an emergency meeting last Thursday, March 26 and passed Resolution 2-2020 declaring a local disaster regarding COVID-19, based on recommendations from Ty Gates, RBC Emergency Manager, and RBC Public Health Director Alice Harvey.

“This allows us to apply for FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] funding that will hopefully be available,”…