Grafton Has Annual Emergency Management Meeting, A High Priority For Mayor Morrow
GRAFTON - Emergency preparedness is high on the list of priorities for Grafton Mayor Mike Morrow because of his long-time Corps of Engineers career. Morrow has a broad understanding of river flooding and proper preparedness because of his previous service as a Corps of Engineers supervisor that spanned several decades. Each year, Grafton has an Emergency Management Committee Meeting and one was held last week at Grafton City Hall. In attendance was Doug Downey, IEMA Operations, Keith Norman, Jersey County EMA, Hal Graef PM and Jennifer Moehlmann from the Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District, Cindy Cregmiles, CFM and Derek Russell from the Jersey County Code Administrators office along with the Grafton Committee members. The group reviewed and discussed the newly updated Grafton Emergency Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) manual. “The time to prepare for an emergency is when there is no emergency,” said Mayor Morrow as he welcomed the group. The mayor explained that