Many in Austin are still without power Friday following the ice storm that gripped Central Texas this week. In a recent briefing, Mayor Kirk Watson said 'I apologize that we've let the people down in Austin.'
"We're in a process of triaging the entire city. One of the tools at our disposal is to call 311. That helps us know where the most dire needs are in terms of our planning on the map and the mapping process," said Ken Snipes with Austin Resource Recovery.Judge Andy Brown met Friday afternoon to announce twin disaster declarations. The action will help the city access state and federal recovery funds.
"We have to look at that not just, frankly, because of severe winter weather that can do damage, but from a wildfire perspective," said Mayor Watson. "Those are the kinds of things that this event has emphasized and, and perhaps allowed for a greater problem in Austin than maybe you've seen in other places that have less of a canopy or approach that in a different way. And we need to look at that.
member Mackenzie Kelly has introduced a resolution to audit Austin Energy's vegetation management plan. That review is to include how the utility handled this crisis.that I have read and agree
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