at Hurricane Hugo: Then & Now
WHAT: "Remembering Hugo: Emergency Preparedness Then and
Now," an in-depth program featuring City
officials and
employees from 1989 and 2009.
The first half of the special includes
interviews with employees
who worked to continue City services to
citizens and later
lobbied for aid from state and federal
officials. The second part
of the show focuses on what changes have
been implemented to
improve emergency response preparedness
since the night of
September 22, 1989.
WHERE The GOV Channel
Time Warner Cable (16) and online at
charmeck.org
WHEN: Tuesday, September 22 at 7pm and throughout the
month of October
WHY: To commemorate the 20th anniversary of
Hurricane Hugo,
which ravaged the Charlotte area and tested
the
preparedness of its citizens and government
on all levels,
causing more than $1billion of damage
statewide.
