The Marshall County Commissioners approved a contract with Heavy Equipment Response Coalition (HERC) for flood emergency clean-up services.
The county and the City of Plymouth entered into an agreement with the not-for-profit agency where volunteer disaster response services, supplies and materials will be provided. Josh Walker helped solicit the organization out of Michigan to help with efforts during the flood event. The volunteers with the organization were coming back from relief efforts from hurricane activity in the south and stopped in at Plymouth to offer help.
The commissioners, EMA Director Clyde Avery, County Council President Judy Stone and council member Jon VanVactor, and Auditor Julie Fox were involved in the initial meeting. The organization’s volunteers are working out of the Incident Command Center in downtown Plymouth.
The contract will not exceed $16,900 and the funds will come out of professional services budget. Any additional expenditures will need to be approved.
So far, over 150 reports of damage to structures have been made.
