State of Emergency on December 31st.

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State of Emergency on December 31st.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/local/state/florida/story.html?s=v/rs/19991222/fl/index_2.html#7

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>Y2K Worries - (NEW PORT RICHIE) -- At least one area REALLY isn't taking chances on New Year's Eve. The administrator of Pasco County is declaring a State of Emergency on December 31st. The "Saint Petersburg Times" reports John Gallagher will now have direct authority to handle any crisis caused by the Y-two-K bug. Usually, he has to go through the Pasco County Commission.

8 more days.......

-- hamster (hamster@mycage.com), December 22, 1999

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Here in Chesapeake, VA (across the river from Norfolk) the daily paper, The Virginian-Pilot, says Chesapeake is declaring a state of emergency effective 5PM 12/31. The emergency operations center will be manned from 12/31 to 1/4 or until there is no need to maintain it. The City Manager has been authorized to impose water conservation measures should a Y2K bug hinder water supply or delivery. Etc etc

-- Kitty (kittyfelton@webtv.net), December 22, 1999.

It is of utmost importance to remember that opening / manning an emergency operation center (EOC) ***IS NOT*** a declaration of an emergency, far from it.

It is only the first of a long series of steps. Kind of like coming out of warp at yellow alert is not the same as being engaged in a full scale battle with the Borg...

-- RJ (LtPita@aol.com), December 22, 1999.


RJ, sure, whatever. However both post specifically mention DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY.

-- hamster (hamster@mycage.com), December 22, 1999.

More than likely, a lot of municipalities have declarations of emergencies as the first step of their contigency plans.

-- wondering what (it.is.all@about.com), December 22, 1999.

How can you declare a state of emergency without an actual emergency?

-- (huh@what.hmm), December 22, 1999.


Just more brainwashing folks, go back to sleep.....hit the snooze button ONCE MORE...

-- Brent James Bushardt (brentj@webt.com), December 22, 1999.

Here's the link for the Chesapeake to "declare a state of emergency"

http://www.pilotonline.com/news/nw1222y2k.html

-- me (me@watchout.com), December 22, 1999.


Cynicism and paranoia aside, GOOD FOR THEM. It's a bit late, but at least they're doing SOMETHING.

-- Servant (public_service@yahoo.com), December 23, 1999.

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