Apr 30, 2024

๐ŸŽ™King in the Community โ€” Michelle Weis, Saline County Emergency Management Director

Posted Apr 30, 2024 11:13 AM

By SALINA POST

On this episode of King In the Community, podcast host Nate King discusses the urgent water crisis at the Sundowner Mobile Home Park with Saline County Emergency Management Director Michelle Weis.

Learn about the high levels of manganese contaminating the water supply, the county's response, and the lack of communication from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Corporation Commission.

Michelle, an alumnus of Kansas Wesleyan University, studied Emergency Management and Criminal Justice. Her passion for Emergency Preparedness comes from assisting healthcare organizations with their Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requirements. Michelle currently serves on the Executive Committee for the North Central Healthcare Coalition and is the Vice Chair for the North Central Regional Homeland Security Council. 

Tune in for an insightful conversation on the ongoing water quality issues impacting the residents of the Sundowner Mobile Home and Trailer Park in Hedville, Kansas.