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not running back and forth to the office all day,” he said. “And in our group, we had five of us in a ten-by-ten office, and when we came back in April that didn’t work, so we figured out how to use space we didn’t use before.” “We’ve started exploring more closely now the idea of mutual aid with neighboring communities, so if a situation occurs where all of us are unable to work, we’ve got someone who could potentially come over and do the minimum necessary to get us by,” said Egnatuk.”We’ve already met with Coldwater’s wastewater department and toured each other’s plants to see the lay of the land, and what high-level emergency procedures we could potentially assist each other with.” “I’m not sure we’ll ever go back to normal,” said Smith. “The normal we used to know is gone and we’re in the new normal now. But I believe you have to adapt and change and that’s just what’s going to happen.” Thank you Marshall DPS workers and thank you to all our hidden heroes keeping our Michigan communities running.

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