Biloxi’s Director of Administration, David Staehling, had a chance to review the city’s plans for dealing with storms and how the city bounced back in the days afer Hurricane Katrina during a convention this week in Biloxi.
The Stennis Institute of Government asked Staehling to speak to the Southern Consortium of University Public Service Organizations, where he unveiled a new city report, “Katrina & Biloxi: The Takeaway.”
The four-page compilation is actually a caspule version of testimony that Staehling provided to the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, which five months after Katrina investigated local responses to the August 2005 storm.
To read the report, click here.
News and notes
Webcasting: Among the issues this week: borrowing money for electronic water meters, Restore Biloxi progress, and Sgt. Jackie Rhodes on spring break, Police Explorers headed across the pond, and fund-raising events for Indiana State police. To listen to the program, click here.
City holiday: Non-emergency city offices are closed today in observance of Good Friday. The Biloxi Visitors Center, however, is open today and Saturday, but will be closed on Easter Sunday. Regular schedules resume Monday.
