WATCH LIVE | Cuyahoga County Executive Ronayne calls on Gov. DeWine to declare state of emergency

Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne on Saturday urged Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to waive a state-imposed threshold to declare a state of emergency as widespread storm damage and power outages continue to grip Northeast Ohio.
The request comes as crews continue to clean up downed trees, power lines and debris from Tuesday's tornadoes and storms and some 70,000 or more Cuyahoga County residents remain in the dark. Ronayne's administration has declared a state of emergency for the county.
The county executive sent DeWine's administration a letter asking to waive the $5.9 million threshold of incurred damages and expenses required by the state to make a declaration of emergency. Ronayne's office said the county's Office of Emergency Management has been cataloguing the damages and expects that number to be met soon, but as of Saturday at 1 p.m., the county has not reached the required threshold.
“Our communities need additional resources and funding as they recover from last week’s storms and tornados [sic]. Waiving the threshold requirements will allow us to mobilize even more resources to support cities and communities in need,” Ronayne said.
Ronayne will discuss the request in a press conference from Brook Park on Saturday at 2 p.m. You can watch live in this page and on our KZbin channel.
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[@SeedsOfEssence]

Ok lake county, what are you going to do. Day 5. Food has gone bad. Just got my meds after 3 days of no medication. We have elderly stuck on high rise apartments. There's no cooling centers out here, My 80 y/o mom is not looking so good. I appreciate the hard work of the utility departments, but the local governments have failed us.

[@lukegurko6859]

First energy is doing a terrible job still no power fucking ridiculous

[@lukegurko6859]

I can’t do this

[@sheilacournoyer53]

Kinda late

[@lukegurko6859]

No fucking power

[@lukegurko6859]

Fuck first energy