Finally: city government to hold town hall mtg!

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   Finally, our city decided to hold a town hall meeting to discuss bird flu and pandemic scenario!!!  I imagine that it will be well attended and that prep sales will go bazonkers right afterwards.

http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/05/29/local/doc447a6bcb26e3a965455588.txt

City officials to hold flu open house June 3
In a worst-case scenario of pandemic influenza, a
third of Lincoln could become sick, half the work force absent. Local
officials want to share the plans and preparations they�ve been working
on since November.

The current threat is that a bird-flu now in
Asia and Europe will mutate so that it easily infects humans. Because
it�s a novel flu, rates of sickness and death could be much higher than
normal.

�How would we maintain a semblance of normalcy,� said Bruce Dart, director of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department.

�How do you keep the water running? The lights on? Police and fire? Keep the hospitals up and running?�

The public can learn of these plans at an open house Saturday.

Dart and Doug Ahlberg, Lancaster County emergency management director, will provide information and take questions.

�We�re planning for the worst and hoping for the best,� Dart said.

The meeting is a reminder: We�re in this together, he said.

�Here�s what you can do to help yourself,� he said.

�If this comes, it will come in waves.� People should be prepared with three to six weeks of food available.

�We have plans to keep the water running but have some water just in case.�

If you�re taking medications, try to have a 60-day supply on hand rather than 30 days.

�If
people aren�t informed, fear becomes an issue,� he said. By providing
information now, fears will diminish and things will go better.

The presentation will be from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the F Street Recreation Center.

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	Finally, our city decided to hold a town hall meeting to discuss bird flu and pandemic scenario!!! I imagine that it will be well attended and that prep sales will go bazonkers right afterwards. http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/05/29/local/doc447a6bcb26e3a965455588.txt City officials to hold flu open house June 3 In a worst-case scenario of pandemic influenza, a third of Lincoln could become sick, half the work force absent. Local officials want to share the plans and preparations they�ve been working on since November. The current threat is that a bird-flu now in Asia and Europe will mutate so that it easily infects humans. Because it�s a novel flu, rates of sickness and death could be much higher than normal. �How would we maintain a semblance of normalcy,� said Bruce Dart, director of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department. �How do you keep the water running? The lights on? Police and fire? Keep the hospitals up and running?� The public can learn of these plans at an open house Saturday. Dart and Doug Ahlberg, Lancaster County emergency management director, will provide information and take questions. �We�re planning for the worst and hoping for the best,� Dart said. The meeting is a reminder: We�re in this together, he said. �Here�s what you can do to help yourself,� he said. �If this comes, it will come in waves.� People should be prepared with three to six weeks of food available. �We have plans to keep the water running but have some water just in case.� If you�re taking medications, try to have a 60-day supply on hand rather than 30 days. �If people aren�t informed, fear becomes an issue,� he said. By providing information now, fears will diminish and things will go better. The presentation will be from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the F Street Recreation Center.
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