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Town of Pulaski, Virginia
DISCONTINUE DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2023, Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a State of Emergency for
the Commonwealth of Virginia, due to these statewide conditions, and the Town of Pulaski,
Virginia followed suit with a Declaration of Local Emergency on November 13, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, the Mayor of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia had found due to:
1. Drought and abnormally dry conditions which created a high risk of wildfires, the Town
of Pulaski faced dangerous conditions; and,
2. Those drought and dry conditions created an extreme peril to life and property and
necessitated a proclamation of a Local Declaration of Emergency.
WHEREAS, those drought and dry conditions that compelled and imposed the Local Declaration
of Emergency now no longer exists due to adequate precipitation that removed the high risk of
wildfires and other adverse and dangerous dry weather conditions.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED that a Local State of Emergency no
longer exist throughout the Town of Pulaski, Virginia
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED AND ORDERED that all those
powers, functions, and duties prescribed by State Law and the Ordinances, Resolutions, and
approved plans of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia, in order to effectively mitigate, respond or further
prevent the effects of said Local Emergency of the Town of Pulaski, shall hereby cease
discontinuance of the Local Declaration of Emergency.
Dated: November 27, 2023
TOWN OF PULASKI, VIRGINIA
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W. Shannon Collins
Mayor
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Olivia C. Hale
Clerk of Council