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West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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Palm Beach County
Board of County
Commissioners
Addie L. Greene, Chairperson
Jeff Koons, Vice Chair
Karen T. Marcus
Robert J. Kanjian
Mary McCarty
Burt Aaronson
Jess R. Santamaria
County Administrator
Robert Weisman
http://www.pbcgov.com
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Ernesto 8/28/2006 Media Briefing Summary #2
State of Emergency declared as of Noon today
Storm Track Update
- What we are anticipating:
- Tropical Storm Winds: 7 p.m. Tuesday
- Gale force Winds: 12 a.m. Wednesday
- Hurricane Force Winds: ---------- Wednesday
Activation of the EOC
- We anticipate a full activation of the EOC tomorrow by 10 a.m.
Resident Preparations
- Residents are urged to undertake your hurricane preparations today and early tomorrow.
Shelter Information
- Shelters will be opening at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. See attached list.
- Special Care Unit, (which will be combined with the Special Need Unit) will open Tuesday at 2:00 pm;
- The County’s new pet shelter, located at West Boynton Recreation Center, 6000 Northtree Blvd., Lake Worth, FL. will be open at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. Contact Animal Care and Control at 561-233-1266. (See press release for additional details).
- Please remember pre-registration is required for the Special Care Unit and is recommended for the pet shelter.
Cancellations & Closings
- Schools – Closed Tuesday. No decision has yet been made for Wednesday.
- Palm Beach County Government – Closing at 4:00 p.m
Primary Elections
- Arthur Anderson will provide update.
Evacuations
- Evacuations at this time are voluntary.
Court Operations
- Domestic violence injunctions will be held as scheduled.
- All other court activities have been suspended for Tuesday and Wednesday with the exception of first appearances, detention and shelter hearings, which will be held at Gun Club facility.
- Court employees should still report to work.
- Jurors summoned for Tuesday or Wednesday are excused.
Airports
- Administrative meeting will be held tomorrow at noon at which time the determination will be made regarding airport closure.
Palm Tran/ TriRail (SFRTA)
- Tri-Rail will not be in operation tomorrow or Wednesday.
- Palm Tran Fixed Routes will be ending tomorrow at 5 p.m., but this could change based on the storm’s speed.
- Palm Tran Connection will be conducting medical trips, work trips and SCU special needs transportation until 5 p.m. tomorrow.