Lyon County Commissioners approved a 60-day extension of the county’s existing emergency disaster declaration during a regularly-scheduled action session Thursday morning. Originally signed March 15, the goal of the declaration was to provide the county with chances for financial reimbursement due to costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The first agreement was set to expire Friday, but will now be in effect until mid-July. “The local declaration of emergency gives us opportunities for financial assistance,” Lyon County Emergency Manager Jarrod Fell said. “While it may not be required for the pandemic, it still may open some doors for us. So, that’s one reason to continue it. The other, more important reason is the competition for resources. We’ve got the National Guard assisting us with testing and assisting [Lyon County] Public Health in some of their other initiatives. While we have a stock of PPE right now, that could be depleted relatively quickly and there are some other things we could start to really have some challenges with.”
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