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The City of Eagle Pass Emergency Operations Center (EOC) continues to be active to manage the different assistance and recovery efforts on the flood situation that occurred on October 8, 2015.
Clean-Up & Recovery
County and City crews continue with clean-up and debris removal operations of affected public ways. Please abstain from travelling/visiting the affected areas in order to not affect these operations.
Assistance for Victims
The Joint Assistance Center for flood victims is located at the International Center for Trade (3295 Bob Rogers Dr.). This center houses different social assistance agencies. Persons affected by the flood should register at this location for any existing or future assistance. If you are a flood victim and have been visited/surveyed in your home, you are still required to register at this center for assistance. For food necessities, please contact the Maverick County Food Pantry at 830-757-6424 during normal business hours.
The Joint Assistance Center will be opened as follows:
Wednesday, October 14 9am-8pm
Thursday, October 15 9am-8pm
Friday, October 16 9am -8pm
Saturday, October 17 9am-8pm
Sunday, October 18 9am-8pm
The different agencies include:
Maverick County Hospital District
American Red Cross
CASSE
Middle Rio Grande Development Council
Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief
Maverick County Food Pantry
AmeriCorps
Salvation Army
City of Eagle Pass
Maverick County
Mission Border Hope
After Sunday, social assistance agencies will be directly contacting those victims who registered at the Center.
Disposal of Waste
The County and City continue to run waste collection operations for flood victims and ask for your cooperation in separating waste as follows: Brush, Construction & Demolition, White Goods, Bulky Items, Electronics, and Hazardous Materials. The Maverick County Landfill is located off El Indio Highway and is open for those persons who prefer to take their waste directly. A fee of $0.02 per/lb. will be assessed. There is no direct fee charged when waste is collected at your property. Landfill hours of operation for this week are Monday through Friday, 7am to 7pm; Saturday 7am to 12 noon and will be closed on Sundays.
Please stay tuned to our Government Channel 14 and the social media accounts
(www.facebook.com/officialcityofeaglepasstexas, Twitter@cityofeaglepasstx) for updated information.
CIUDAD DE EAGLE PASS CENTRO DE OPERACIÓN DE EMERGENCIAS
..Actualización sobre la situación de inundación...
El Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia de Eagle Pass (EOC) sigue activo para la administración de los diferentes esfuerzos de asistencia y recuperación con respecto a la situación de inundación ocurrida el 8 de Octubre del 2015.
Limpieza y Recuperación
Equipos del Condado y la Ciudad continúan con las operaciones de limpieza y eliminación de desechos de las vías públicas afectadas. Por favor absténgase de transitar o visitar las zonas afectadas para no entorpecer dichas operaciones.
Asistencia para Victimas
El Centro de Asistencia Unificado para víctimas de la inundación está situado en International Center for Trade (3295 Bob Rogers Dr.) Este centro alberga diferentes agencias de asistencia social que le podrán rendir ayuda. Los damnificados de esta inundación deberán registrarse en este sitio para cualquier asistencia existente o futura. Si usted es uno de los damnificados y ha sido visitado o encuestado en su hogar, como quiera se le requiere que se registre en este centro de asistencia. Para necesidades alimenticias, favor de comunicarse con la Despensa de Alimentos del Condado de Maverick (Maverick County Food Pantry) al 830-757-6424 durante horario normal de oficina.
El Centro de Asistencia Unificado estará abierto en los siguientes horarios:
Miecoles, Octubre 14 9am – 8pm
Jueves, Octubre 15 9am – 8pm
Viernes, Octubre16 9am – 8pm
Sabado, Octubre 17 9am - 8pm
Domingo, Octubre 18 9am - 8pm
Los diferentes organismos incluyen:
Maverick County Hospital District
American Red Cross
CASSE
Middle Rio Grande Development Council
Southern Baptist Convention Disaster Relief
Maverick County Food Pantry
AmeriCorps
Salvation Army
City of Eagle Pass
Maverick County
Mission Border Hope
Después del Domingo, las agencias sociales se estarán comunicando directamente con los damnificados que se registraron.
Eliminación de Basura
El Condado y la Ciudad seguirán con las operaciones de la recolección de basura para los damnificados y piden su cooperación en la separación de basura de la siguiente manera: vegetación, materiales de construcción y demolición, electrodomésticos, artículos voluminosos, electrónicos y materiales peligrosos. El relleno sanitario del Condado está situado junto a la carretera El Indio y está abierto para aquellas personas que prefieren llevar su basura directamente. Se le cobrara una tarifa de $0.02 por libra. No hay ninguna cuota directa cuando la basura es recolectada en su propiedad. El horario del relleno sanitario es de Lunes a Viernes, 7am a 7pm; Sábado 7:00 a 12:00 y cierra los Domingos.
Manténgase al tanto de las noticias más actualizadas en nuestro Canal 14 del Gobierno Municipal así como en las
redes sociales de la Ciudad (www.facebook.com/officialcityofeaglepasstexas, Twitter@cityofeaglepasstx).
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015 –
Eagle Pass, Texas – The American Red Cross, City of Eagle Pass and Maverick County are joining forces to open a Joint Assistance Center for anyone impacted by the severe storms and flooding. At the assistance center, people can sit down one-on-one with Red Cross workers to begin their recovery process, plus meet other relief organizations.
Eagle Pass
Wednesday, Oct. 14 through Sunday, Oct. 18
9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
International Center for Trade
3295 Bob Rogers Drive
Eagle Pass, Texas 78852
Recovering from a disaster can be a confusing process and it’s not always easy for people to find the help they need. The assistance center will bring all of the nonprofit organizations and government agencies together in one convenient location to provide support. Clean up supplies, hot meals, emotional counseling and health services will also be available at the resource centers.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.
Six days after torrential rains hit our community last week local authorities have still not been able to recover the bodies of Jesus Villarreal Jr. and Mauro Regino Hernandez.
A.D. Ibarra
-Del Rio, Tx
An absolutely packed US Federal Court Room in the care of the Honorable Alia Moses heard a variety of cases with a packed docket including a federal court case with 30 defendants and their individual legal counsels in a massive illegal alien smuggling ring preceded the re-arraignment hearing for County Commissioner Jose Luis Rosales whose legal counsel Rogelio Martin Muñoz approached the bench along with Federal Prosecutor Katherine Griffin on behalf of the United States of America.
The American Red Cross has been working closely with local officials to provide assistance to communities impacted by flooding in Maverick County.
Eagle Pass Independent School District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Melissa Gratkowski
October 12, 2015 - Eagle Pass Independent School District (EPISD) announces that the Learning Development Center (LDC) will relocate to Austin Elementary, while damage assessments and repairs are being made. LDC will remain closed from Monday, October 12, through Thursday, October 15, 2015. The education of LDC students will commence at Austin Elementary School on Friday, October 16, 2015. Students of LDC are expected to remain at Austin Elementary for a maximum of four weeks before returning to their home based campus.
Bus pickups will be at the same time, with a slight delay in return from school, as students will be transported home from the Austin Elementary facility. Buses will be available for pick up each morning promptly at 8:30 a.m. from LDC.
Bus transportation can either pick up students from home, or if parents prefer, at LDC.
Currently, the Property Restoration Company “Belfor”, a leader in integrated disaster recovery and property restoration, is promptly and professionally assessing and targeting each issue due to the flooding from last Thursday. By Belfor’s prompt and effective intervention, especially within the first 24 hours of the incident, EPISD can report that:
- Dehumidification & Drying recovery services have been provided. A total of 50 fans have been placed in LDC, along with 20 dehumidifiers.
- Moisture readings are “dry” as of this morning.
- The Micro Ban Spray called “Shockwave” has been administered throughout the entire campus as a preventative measure of removal of any microorganisms.
- A flood cut or removal of 3ft. of sheet rock will be removed from the campus.
Belfor Property Restoration will provide a certificate of completion and verification of work once LDC is ready to house students.
We understand the strain that families have been under with the uncertainty of when the campus would reopen. Working together with parents, we can help students stay safe and ensure our schools remain open. EPISD will ensure a smooth transition for all LDC students, staff, and administration.
Two men are still missing after severe rain and flooding in Eagle Pass last week.
Family members have reported Jesus Hernandez, 43, missing. He was last seen in his blue Ford F-150 that was later found in the Eagle Pass River.
Mauro Hernandez, 79, was also reported missing by a family member.
He was last seen near the Eagle Pass River.
If you have any information about the two men, call the Eagle Pass Police Department.
For more information on EPISD Inclement Weather Producers, faculty, staff and students can review the hazardous weather policy at this link: http://episdivision.blogspot.com/2015/01/if-inclement-weather-occurs-and.html
Information will be updated if needed on the EPISD Website” Headlines Page” http://www.eaglepassisd.net/
Continue to stay connected with all the latest information at both EPISD Facebook and Twitter page.
A.D. Ibarra
-Maverick County
The Eagle Pass Independent School District and its advents in technology provided timely notifications to parents and teachers around 5:00 AM and the Public Information Director for the district, Melissa Gratkowski said that as soon as she got word this morning from Superintendent Gilbert Gonzalez that effectively due to the heavy rains that moved into our area, classes would indeed be cancelled through Monday, October 12th, however, due to the fact that the rising waters in and around Carthage Place, Kelso Drive and Tierra del Sol, water did come into the Language Development Center, the PEP Day Care and Sam Houston Elementary we are still awaiting official word wether classes will resume as normal on Monday morning at these three campuses..
Gratkowski also informed us that the road to Gallego Elementary had also been closed.
"We also incorporated social media to get the word out such as Facebook, Twitter and our news blog on the EPISD website. We also had a banner post and our automated school messenger which notified all parents and staff," said Gratkowski.
She said you can access the latest inclement weather procedures for the school district via their web portal.
On Thursday, only campus administrators and custodians were required to report in order to assess any and all damages to the campuses.
