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Monday the Osage County Board of County Commissioners met for their regular weekly meeting and received quarterly reports from Osage County Emergency Management Director Jerry Roberts and Planning and Zoning Director Jake Bruno.

Emergency Management Director Jerry Roberts started his presentation off by stating the County has had a good quarter from the standpoint of Safety, with no major incidents throughout the county. Roberts also pointed out that over the past quarter the county has had to deal with several incidents of water treatment issues and continue to receive support from Wal-Mart and the local media. To date the Wal-Mart Distribution Center has donated nearly 61,000 bottles of water to Emergency Management and Osage County.

Osage County Planning and Zoning Director Jake Bruno discussed the offices busy quarter. Much of Bruno report dealt with flood plain management and permits. Bruno stated the office is working with FEMA to redraw bounties and flood zones for land owners whose property lies in a flood plain. Many land owners has seen significant reduction in their insurance rates with the boundary changes.

The Osage County Board of County Commissioners will meet again Next Monday at 9am at the Osage County Courthouse in Pawhuska