Public Meetings for the week of June 7
AGN Media
2 p.m.; Room 105 of City Hall, located at 601 S. Buchanan
Members of the city of Amarillo and the Amarillo Police Officers Association will discuss topics related to the meet and confer process and the compensation schedule for Amarillo Police Officers.
Canyon City Commission
4:30 p.m.; Commission Chambers of City Hall, 301 16th St. in Canyon
Consider and take appropriate action on update of Gov. Greg Abbott s executive orders directed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 in the state of Texas; consider and take appropriate action on Resolution No. 30-2021, by the City Commission of the city of Canyon, supporting the development and implementation of a Community Wildfire Protection Plan in accordance with the Healthy Forest Restoration Act and providing an effective date; consider and take appropriate action on bids received for city of Canyon Internet Service Provider Contract; consider and take appropriate action on Resolution
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Photo from Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons
On Wednesday, May 26, Summit County hosted a virtual town hall that focused on wildfire management practices.
“We know that wildfire is top of mind,” Summit County Commissioner Elisabeth Lawrence said. “It certainly is for us at the county, and I assure you it is for all of our local agencies, as well. Just in terms of the historic drought we’re dealing with, the super dry soil, it’s more than just a drought at this point. It’s only springtime, and we’re in drought conditions already.”
During the town hall, experts from the U.S. Forest Service, local fire districts, Summit County and other agencies gave insights about what their departments are doing to mitigate the risk of wildfires in the area.
Photo by Ashley Low
During its quarterly meeting last week, the Summit County Wildfire Council recommended the approval of 11 grant proposals meant to help mitigate the risk of wildfires in the community through hazardous fuels reduction projects and other efforts to move forward with the implementation of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
About 30 community members tuned into a virtual wildfire council meeting Thursday, May 20, when members voted on a number of grant proposals submitted by towns, resident groups and other stakeholders around Summit County. There were 11 proposals, all of which the council recommended funding a potential investment of more than $333,000 from the county government.