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Beatrice Daily Sun
As many communities participate in the rolling blackouts, with the potential for a second round as below freezing temperatures continue in much of the central United States, local public works providers are providing additional context to Southwest Power Pool s energy emergency alert.
Thomas Kent, the president and chief executive officer of the Nebraska Public Power District, discussed how the blackouts affected most of the state in an online meeting Tuesday morning. He said to think of the emergency like a weather emergency similar to a tornado or ice storm, where advance and specific notice of a blackout may not be possible.
The recent lowering of Public Health Solutionâs risk dial in Gage County, as well as the potential for another potential spike in COVID-19 cases after the holidays were two topics of discussion at Beatriceâs Board of Health meeting Monday afternoon.
The board approved amending the mask mandate to further clarify the ordinance, which is currently set to end on Friday, Jan. 15.
City Administrator Tobias Tempelmeyer said since Order 20-002 of the mandate was passed by the board on Friday, Dec. 11, he has met with several members of the public to discuss how to make the mandate better.
âIn those conversations, I believe weâve come to some agreement on how to kind of clean some of the language up in the order,â Tempelmeyer said. âThere still are opponents to the mask mandate, whether itâs the constitutionality or effectiveness, or number of other reasons.â