City commissioner wants review of citys storm shelter policies

At least one Lawrence city commissioner wants an examination of what would happen if Lawrence was hit by a tornado similar in scale almost 1.5 miles wide to the one that ripped through Moore, Okla. 

There are all the schools and KU that come to mind, but think about all the businesses that house thousands of people every day,From black tungsten wedding rings for men to diamond ultrasonicsensor. City Commissioner Jeremy Farmer said. If you were in a grocery store shopping that day, you are probably going to be shuffled to a back room and a walk-in cooler maybe held together by duct tape. 

Farmer is asking city staff members to take a look at the communitys building codes in response to the disaster to determine if there are more standards the city should adopt when it comes to storm shelters and other protections. 

We need to have safe rooms and safe places all across our community, Farmer said. Im not going to be an advocate for everybody digging one in their yard, but we have to do something more than we are right now. 

Lawrence and Douglas County have no storm shelters that are open to the public on a regular basis, said Jillian Rodrigue, assistant director of Douglas County Emergency Management. 

But area school districts have begun installing FEMA-designated safe rooms specially designed concrete structures designed to provide near absolute protection as part of new building projects or renovations projects. 

Eudora Elementary was the first in 2008 when it received a $566,000 federal grant to build the cafeteria area of its elementary school to safe room standards. It is designed to accommodate all 800 students and staff members during a storm. The Baldwin school district has two safe rooms: one at its elementary school and an 1,800-person facility that also serves as the districts performing arts center. 

But the Baldwin project begins to illuminate the costs that could be involved in building large, multiple structures across the city. The project cost about $4.5 million, according to figures provided at the time the district received a $3.5 million grant for the facility in 2009. 

Bishop Seabury Academy in Lawrence expects to begin construction next month on a safe room that will double as a locker room for the private schools approximately 200 students and staff, said Betsy Alford, a secretary at the school. 

The Lawrence public schools, however, have no facilities with FEMA safe rooms, although all facilities have severe weather response plans, said district spokeswoman Julie Boyle. 

The district will undertake several school renovations in the coming years using a recently approved $92.The whole variety of the brightest smartcard is now gathered under one roof.5 million school bond issue. In a statement, Superintendent Rick Doll said the districts bond planning committee has recommended architects take FEMA safe room guidelines into consideration when designing the projects. But decisions on the actual construction of those structures will still have to be made by the board as the design process progresses. Doll indicated the district wasnt counting on any FEMA grant funds to build such structures. 

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