Commissioners learn about FEMA grant requirements

The Antelope County commissioners met on Tuesday, Aug. 9 for a regular meeting in the county courthouse.

Commissioners Charlie Henery and Carolyn Pedersen were not in attendance of the meeting.

Several items on the agenda were discussed but at 9:40 a.m. Bobbi Risor, Region 11 emergency manager, approached the commissioners about the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant through FEMA.

The grant was applied for in 2020, and Antelope County itself participated fully in the grant. However, Elgin, Neligh, Brunswick, Clearwater, Oakdale, Orchard and Royal were all marked no because...