With the Pullman expecting a crush of people in town for Saturday’s momentous visit from ESPN’s College GameDay — perhaps as many as 75,000 people — the city council voted Tuesday night to declare an “emergency,” according to PullmanRadio.com.
No, we’re not kidding. But it’s also not as crazy or dire as it sounds, in this case.
Declaring a “state of emergency” simply allows the city to meet the needs of an unexpected situation without going through the normal channels — in this case, it allows the city to use Pullman Transit buses to move people around town.