LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION

County Executive George Latimer Declares Local State of Emergency Due to Winter Storm Effective 2/1 - 2/4

A local state of Emergency is hereby declared in the County of Westchester beginning at one o’clock p.m. on the first day of  February 2021, and ending at one o’clock p.m. on the fourth day of February 2021.  This State of Emergency shall be in effect for a period of time not to exceed seventy-two hours.

The state of Emergency has been declared due to a disaster and emergency condition existing by reason of the occurrence of, and imminent threat of, widespread or severe damage, injury, loss of life and property resulting from a severe and prolonged snowstorm with high winds and low visibility.

I, GEORGE LATIMER, County Executive of the County of Westchester hereby find and declare that the aforesaid conditions threaten and imperil the public safety and the safety of the people located in the County of Westchester.

WHEREFORE, as Chief Executive of the County of Westchester, I, GEORGE LATIMER, have exercised the authority given to me under Article 2-b of the Executive Law of the State of New York, to preserve the public safety and hereby render all required and available assistance vital to the security, well-being and health of the citizens of this community.

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Submitted by Yorktown, NY

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