Last week’s storm was the third-worst in Austin’s history. District 10’s Northwest Hills neighborhood was one of the city’s hardest-hit areas, with scores of trees and power damaged by an 80-mile-per-hour microburst. It was also the site of one of Austin Energy’s most complex repairs, requiring access to many private properties and replacement of multiple power poles.
This was the latest of several catastrophic weather events Austin has endured in recent years, and it won’t be the last. Local residents and the public servants they employ have worked together to overcome all of them, and I’m confident we’ll continue to work effectively in the future.
Having said that, last week’s storm exposed several shortcomings I’m determined to address. |