Community Center will be Cooling Center for Residents without Power/AC
I could have probably posted this as a comment, but wanted to make sure this got noticed.
The community center, city hall and the police department all have electricity. I spoke with Chief Herron this morning and he was making arrangements to have the Community Center be used as a cooling center for the many area residents without power and/or air conditioning.
Obviously, those without power will not be able to read this. But, please spread the word to those you speak with who may be suffering.
Major round of applause to the city police department for their actions and reactions to last night's storm. Only one dispatcher on duty to take a multitude of calls that were coming in. Many streets were/are blocked, signal lights are out, and power lines were down.
One important note on why our police department is so great: many officers living in/around the city reported in immediately (without being called). There is no amount of salary, benefits or thanks that can reward that type of dedication and service to the community.
The community center, city hall and the police department all have electricity. I spoke with Chief Herron this morning and he was making arrangements to have the Community Center be used as a cooling center for the many area residents without power and/or air conditioning.
Obviously, those without power will not be able to read this. But, please spread the word to those you speak with who may be suffering.
Major round of applause to the city police department for their actions and reactions to last night's storm. Only one dispatcher on duty to take a multitude of calls that were coming in. Many streets were/are blocked, signal lights are out, and power lines were down.
One important note on why our police department is so great: many officers living in/around the city reported in immediately (without being called). There is no amount of salary, benefits or thanks that can reward that type of dedication and service to the community.
posted by suzyjax at 8:25 AM
4 Comments:
Yes, both departments will be amazing. What is odd, is that I have yet to see one AmerenUE truck anywhwere last night or today.
AmerenUE does usually have an outage map. It is inaccessible today.
http://www.ameren.com/Outage/ADC_RS_StormCenter.asp
Well, it finally came up.
Over 11,000 homes are out in the 63114 zip.
I just hope that everyone takes off their shoes so that the Mayor will not be thrown into a tailspin on the gym floor issue.
YOu are right, but everyone should realize that the dedication seen hear by our Police department AND all other City Employees is something we have come to expect because of our experiences with them. I have lived in 3 states and 6 different cities in my life and I have never, ever seen such responsivness from the police or a municipal government.
When you call the police they are there within moments, and they are friendly and professional as well.
When you call the city with a question or concern, they are friendly, helpful, attentive and just a joy to deal with (assuming you are nice to start with).
We are very lucky to have this level of service, and a level of service I might add that has been their regardless of who is the Mayor or who is on the Council.
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