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Health & Fitness

Where Is Town Response to Hurricane Irene Communication Study?

What changes have been made in Portsmouth's plan for future emergencies? Portsmouth residents deserve an explanation of the results of the town's internal storm response review.

The results of the PEDC survey shows that the Portsmouth public, at least those who took the time to take the survey, were dissatisfied with the town's public information response to Hurricane Irene.

What are our town leaders doing about it?

A post-Irene meeting of department heads behind closed doors was conducted with no public input. I don't think it is too much to ask that the public sees the final report of that meeting.

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Let's hear about how they propose to handle the next emergency!

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