SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND)- Mayor Misty Buscher is extending a Local State of Emergency due to severe storms that impacted the City of Springfield on Thursday.
Mayor Buscher states the damage and destruction to the City is to such an extent that extraordinary measures must be taken to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the City of Springfield and its residents.
The State of Emergency was previously set to expire July 2. It will now remain in effect until the adjournment of the July 5 regularly scheduled City Council meeting.Â
The extension opens up tools and resources that the Mayor can use through executive action to help in resolving the emergency.Â
Effective July 4, 2023, at 12 P.M., the Red Cross shelter which is providing immediate assistance to all residents impacted by the recent storms in Springfield, IL is moving to the Bank of Springfield Center (1 Convention Center Plaza.) The new site will be open at 3 P.M.
All those impacted by the recent storms, can go for information, a cot to rest on, meals, water, showers, to access phone charging stations, health services, and one-on one support.
For more information, reach out through the Red Cross Disaster support line for 24/7 support by calling 800-Red Cross.
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