A DeWitt County official is reacting to this week's announcement between Constellation and Meta.

DeWitt County Sheriff Mike Walker says the agreement to keep the power plant in operation for another 20 years is great, not just because of the jobs it creates for the area, but it keeps a great community partner around for a long time.

The Sheriff is hopeful the revenue generated by the likely increased EAV will allow his department to increase its wages and better retain staff.

According to Sheriff Walker, because the Sheriff's office is one of the first lines of response to an emergency, the power plant has supported them in various ways in the many years of being in the community.

This summer also happens to be an every-other-year drill for the power plant that involves multiple agencies surrounding the plant. We'll have more on that with the Sheriff soon on Regional Radio.