What preparations has the county made in case of mass-shelters?
• Local schools are the primary shelter locations. The county started its shelter planning in preparation for Y2K, when it was possible thered be no electricity. • The experiences of 11 September showed that there unexpected consequences to actions that were thought reasonable. • The DC government asked to shut down Metro. Metros general manager contacted the FBI and asked about the risk factor, who told there him that there were no known risks. In consultation with the other jurisdictions, he decided to keep Metro open. They did run test trains under the Pentagon to ensure its safety. Imagine the impact if Metro had been down that day. • VDOT decided to remove HOV restrictions from the highways, causing buses to miss their turnaround schedules and causing pile ups at the stations as Metro discharged its passengers with no buses to take them home • Why arent county leaders being more assertive in response to a proposed five percent tax rate cap? • There are problems with caps. First, t
