They should have a mutual assistance program in place where the resources of other cities and counties can be allocated by the Governor to where they are needed in an emergency. Cities would be reimbursed for the use of their equipment.
The state should have a separate fund for this type of emergency. I don’t know if they do have such a fund. I would suspect that they do not as it is Oregon where many worship at the god of government.
Not meant to impugn Oregon Freepers in any way.
Probably true. Oregonians, like us North Carolinians, suffer at the hands of liberlisimos running the state government. Not a good situation under any circumstances, but especially under crisis circumstances.
Here we have a bad drought situation.
Our local Democratic mayor’s solution? Add a 50% surcharge to citizens’ water bill!!!!
Let’s see, maybe the Governor of Oregon needs to add an emergency tax on heating oil/natural gas so the people of that state will unselfishly sacrifice their warmth for the “good of the people.” Yeah, that’s the answer!