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Status Report from Hurricane Katrina
which hit the U.S. coast in Aug., 2005 |
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"Message of
Thanks" from Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
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posted Nov. 7, 2007 |
Thanksgiving Message
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view a thank you message to the City of Monterey posted
on the Bay St. Louis Web site
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Update
on fundraising efforts and partnership
— posted Dec. 16, 2006 |
The City of Monterey's
fundraising efforts are finished, and the donation account has been closed.
However, our relationship and partnership with Bay St. Louis and Waveland
remain. You may continue to support the reconstruction efforts and offer
donations by contacting the cities directly (see contact links
below).
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Previous Updates |
Summary:
The
Monterey City Council
authorized creation of a special "donations fund" to collect money for
storm-ravaged communities Bay St. Louis and Waveland in Mississippi. These
communities are home to the Naval Oceanographic Office which is a sister
operation to our own Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center. In
addition, Monterey also shares other common traits with these communities –
our coastal locations and tourism industries. These towns are 35
miles east of New Orleans (see
map), with a combined population of around 14,000.
By establishing a partnership and calling attention to the
plight of this specific community, we are providing Monterey Peninsula
community members and organizations an opportunity to make a personal
connection with the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina and at the same
time aid in the restoration of a critical national research center. Recovery
will be long and challenging, but through this partnership we can journey
alongside.
How does this partnership support our community?
Should we get the chance to work with these towns, this would provide an
excellent hands-on, cost-effective opportunity for our staff to learn
about disaster recovery. This also helps cement professional
relationships that are beneficial to our community when we need
emergency support. In addition, it would provide staff development
activities – our employees will come back more seasoned and experienced,
which will not only benefit our community when we have to deal with an
emergency but will also strengthen our staff skills set and support
ongoing work programs.
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Resolution Establishing the City of Monterey Bay St. Louis-Waveland
Donations Fund
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Sept. 22, 2005
status report
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January
2006 - Fund/Partnership update |
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Fund details update
– More than $3,500 has been collected through the City of Monterey Bay
St. Louis-Waveland Donations Fund and earmarked to support the disaster
recover efforts in Waveland and Bay St. Louis, MS. At this time, funds
have not been designated for any specific use, as both communities are
still in the clean-up stages as outlined in the briefing below. Funds
will be sent on a yet-to-be-determined basis. |
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December 2005
- Monterey Team Visits Mississippi Partner Cities |
A Monterey team toured Waveland and Bay St. Louis in early
December, some 70 days after Hurricane Katrina hit, to touch base with
our partner communities.
Volunteers Mary and Ken Wright, who are coordinating our community
partnership effort, and Monterey Fire Chief Greg Glass visited as
representatives of Monterey to make contacts with city leadership and
check in on disaster relief progress. Their mission was to assess
community needs and determine specifically if Monterey could be of any
assistance regarding providing professional city services such as
engineering, planning or building safety inspection support at this
time.
During the visit, both of the cities physically remained in disarray. It
appeared as if the storm had just ended. "I can't imagine what they must
have looked like right after the storm," Chief Glass said. "Our team
witnessed a very chaotic disaster scene – acres and acres of
destruction, including boats still sitting in streets and refuse
everywhere."
It is clear at this time, both cities are still in the clean-up stage
and are not able to utilize professional services. There are
organizations already on site assisting with clean up and debris
removal. We will continue to check in with Waveland and Bay St. Louis
leadership to monitor the progress and see if and when Monterey can send
professional assistance.
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Make a Donation – support goes 100% to
the place of
your choice |
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Contact the city of your choice directly to
make a donation |
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City of Bay St. Louis –
www.ci.bay-st-louis.ms.us
City of Waveland –
www.wavelandcity.com
Hancock County home page –
www.mississippi.gov
Hancock County Library System –
www.hancock.lib.ms.us
Mississippi Governor's home page –
www.governorbarbour.com |
