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<br />government buildings, and <br /> <br />Update: As of November 1, 2003, the County has received and distributed NOAA Weather Radios to all <br />is awaiting the NWS survey for Storm Ready certification <br /> <br />Action Item #2 Cheyenne County should pursue the development ofa combined Emergency Operations Center/Communications <br />Center/Shelter for Cheyenne and Kit Carson counties. <br /> <br />Issue Statement: Currently the Cheyenne County communications is spread out and in un sheltered areas. Co-locating the EOCs <br />with a Communications Center will improve the capabilities of all operations. This activity also provides a step forward towards <br />Storm Ready certification by the NWS. The end goal is for each county to have their own underground communications center, with <br />one serving as the back-up to the other during any type of disaster event. <br /> <br />Carson Counties <br /> <br />Implementation Manager and strategy: Elected Officials of Cheyenne and Kit <br /> <br />Priority: High <br /> <br />and serve as a <br /> <br />fees <br /> <br />solution to the lack of a cohesive and coordinated <br />The proposed Center would serve 4,200 square miles, <br /> <br />Approximately $500,000. Funding can be obtained through bonds, grants, and E-911 <br /> <br />Cost-Effectiveness Explanation This would provide a long-term <br />communications system and Emergency Management facility. <br />as well <br /> <br />Cost Estimate <br /> <br />shelter, <br /> <br />Purchase and install 20 Heartland Underground shelters, lOin Cheyenne County and lOin Kit Carson County. <br /> <br />Issue Statement On average, both counties have experienced more than one tornado each year. While damage has been minimal <br />to date, it is merely a matter of time before a more serious event occurs. There are few places for people to take shelter throughout <br />the county, and several locations within the county where the need is more critical due to the number of people in the vicinity, or the <br />inability of those in these areas to find safe shelter quickly in an alternate location. Among the known locations where shelters <br />would be most useful. are area parks, ballparks, and tourist locations <br /> <br />Action Item #3 <br /> <br />in conjunction with the communities, special needs <br /> <br />strategy: County Emergency Manager, <br />and FEMA <br /> <br />Implementation Manager and <br />facilities, and NWS, CO-OEM <br /> <br />62 <br /> <br />Priority: High <br />