Contact: Lori Crouch office: 664-4067
August 25, 2011 cell: 646-5381
For Immediate Release
City of Norfolk Issues Voluntary Evacuation and Other Updates
NORFOLK – Due to the expected impact of Hurricane Irene, the City of Norfolk has issued a voluntary evacuation to all residents in low-lying areas.
The city will open the following six shelters Friday, August 26th at 6pm:
Granby High School
7101 Granby Street
Norview High School
6501 Chesapeake Blvd.
Lake Taylor Middle School
1380 Kempsville Road
Maury High School
322 Shirley Avenue
Campostella Elementary School
1106 Campostella Road
East Oceanview Senior Center
600 East Oceanview Ave.
All residents are advised to bring bedding materials, toiletries, medicine, food and any other items they deem necessary to ride out the storm. Pets cannot be accommodated.
All libraries will be closed Saturday, August 27, 2011 and Sunday, August 28, 2011.
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All recreation centers, public beaches, indoor and outdoor pools, resource centers and city parks are closed throughout the weekend. Also, all instructional classes, athletic league play and park reservations and rentals have been canceled. In addition, Selden Arcade, MacArthur Memorial and the Police & Fire Museum will be closed.
The following information regards Public Works activities:
1. E-waste collection is cancelled till Tuesday.
2. We are already getting calls as to the location of the citizen debris sites, will let you know as soon as we know them as we should communicate. We will want to include debris collection rules at the same time.
3. Collection will continue through Friday. After Friday, it is important that citizens bring their containers in and secure them so they aren’t blown around by winds.
4. There will be no bulk waste collection on Friday.
When encountering an intersection where the traffic signal is not working, treat the intersection as a four-way stop.
Flood gates will be closed -downtown and Mason Creek
Please advise residents to look for updates at www.norfolk.gov, Facebook at www.facebook.com/norfolkva and Twitter at www.Twitter.com/cityofnorfolkva