New Galveston mayor to talk about evacuations
GALVESTON, TX
Galveston's hurricane preparedness town hall meeting is
scheduled for Wednesday night.
Jaworski, who took office last week, campaigned on a pledge of
trying to reopen the island 24 to 72 hours after a disaster.
Ike devastated Galveston on Sept. 13, 2008.
Then-Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas, who was barred from seeking
re-election due to term limits, closed Galveston for 11 days to
most people except emergency personnel. Thomas has said she did the
right thing during unsafe and unsanitary conditions.
A newly formed marine response team on Wednesday afternoon will
conduct a mass casualty training exercise in Galveston.
