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Rate Portsmouth's Public Information Response to Hurricane Irene

How did you get information about what the town was doing for Hurricane Irene? Can we make improvements to the emergency communications process? Take the new PEDC survey to express your opinion.

The Portsmouth Economic Development Committee will soon post a new survey to gauge the opinions of Portsmouth residents on the town of Portsmouth’s public information response to Hurricane Irene.

How well do you think town officials communicated with residents before, during and after Irene passed through? Some residents have criticized the town administration for neglecting to tell residents what was going on, calling for more public announcements using a variety of public media to keep citizens informed during the next storm emergency.

While Portsmouth’s emergency responders all seem to have functioned well, local bloggers, including me, have called the town’s public announcements about the storm totally inadequate. What do you think?

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The Portsmouth EDC survey will soon be available online through the organization’s website at www.portsmouthedc.com and also on the Portsmouth EDC Facebook page.

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