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Home: City Manager's Updates Posted June 25, 2008 Helping Our Neighbors Since the tornado of June 11, the City of Junction City staff has been assisting the City of Chapman with clean-up efforts. Our emergency response personnel were on the scene immediately. Our Police Officers have assisted with security and our clerical staff has been helping in the city office. There are so many details that need to be taken care of in a major disaster like the Chapman tornado. Our Grant Administrator, Sarah Talley, has given a great deal of assistance with reimbursement paperwork to be submited to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a skill she learned during our own natural disaster during December. During a major disaster, it is often forgotten that the sacrifice required of public servants is magnified by their own personal loses. Employees of local governments are committed to their communities and committed to helping the people they serve. That is the case in Chapman where the public servants there are working non-stop despite enduring personal tragedy. Chapman City Clerk Marietta Lucas was coordinating the clean-up efforts for the community while dealing with the loss of her home. Police Chief Mike Brown was working nonstop to secure the safety of the residents while dealing with the complete loss of his home. I know that each was thankful that only one life was lost during the storm, but their unwavering devotion to their community is an example for all of us to follow. Please keep these two public servants and all of our neighbors and friends in Chapman in your prayers. Chapman will rebuild and be better than ever before as a result of this dreadful tragedy. We learn many things from experiencing tragedies like tornados, ice storms, and hail. We become better people for having persevered during these difficult times. I’m glad we had the ability to help our friends and neighbors in Chapman.
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