The Butler County Engineer's
Office in conjunction with Butler County EMA has organized and
will host a Regional Snow Summit for public safety and snow and
ice control officials this Friday. Those in attendance will be
management teams and supervisors who play a role in winter weather
operations for the County, cities, townships, and various other
agencies, including the Red Cross, Police and Fire Chiefs Associations,
representatives from local school districts, and even a few from
outside of Butler County who have heard about the Snow Summit
and want to attend.
The Summit's objective
is to provide an opportunity to learn, discuss, and better organize
winter operations, policies, and procedures. Some of the topics
on the agenda include snow emergencies and how they are called,
dispatch and notification procedures, and how to facilitate better
organization among all agencies.
"Our goal is to
ensure that everyone is on the same page," said County Engineer
Greg Wilkens. "We hope to build a more efficient model for
Countywide snow and ice control based on intra-agency cooperation
and saving tax dollars. There may be some crossover of responsibilities
among agencies or there may be some gaps that need to be covered.
We want to explore everything."
An open forum discussion
will follow a series of short presentations by various speakers,
including:
- Greg Wilkens, Butler
County Engineer
- Scott Bressler, BCEO
Operations Deputy
- William Turner, Director,
Butler County EMA
- Captain R. A. Greer
and Bonnie Short, Butler County Sheriff's Office
- Richard St. John and
Phil Clark, Police / Fire Chiefs Associations
- Diane Clonch, Ohio
Department of Transportation
- Jim Hamblin, Butler
County Red Cross
The Summit will be
held this Friday, November 14, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00
p.m. at the Butler County Engineer's Office, 1921 Fairgrove Avenue
(State Route 4) in Hamilton.
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For more information
contact:
Chris
Petrocy, BCEO Public Information Supervisor
Greg Wilkens, P.E., P.S.,
Butler County Engineer
Phone 513.867.5744 • Fax 513.867.5849
