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Reed Williams doesn’t go in for sugarcoating. Neither does he have much appetite for scapegoating.
In early March, Mayor Ron Nirenberg enlisted the former councilman to chair a committee to examine what went wrong during the February freeze that resulted in devastating blackouts and water outages.
Over three months, the Committee on Emergency Preparedness met nearly every Friday to hash out these issues. The panel took more than 400 questions and comments from understandably concerned residents. This week, it released its findings in a 46-page report.
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Committee reviewing winter freeze response expects to finish by June 15
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San Antonio – The chairman of a committee formed by Mayor Ron Nirenberg to determine what went wrong during February’s winter freeze told council members that he expects the committee to finish its work next month.
“I just want to make sure that we’ve got something written and completed by June 15th,” former District 8 city councilman Reed Williams told the city council Thursday.
The Committee on Emergency Preparedness has been meeting since March 5, crafting questions for the city and its two publicly-owned utilities to determine how the city found itself in a situation where some residents spent days without power or water, and what can be done to better prepare in the future.
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The chair of a committee Mayor Ron Nirenberg formed to figure out what went wrong during the winter storm says he expects to report their findings by next month. Former city councilman Reed Williams told city council members on Thursday that his target date is June 15th. The Committee on Emergency Preparedness has been meeting for two-months, asking the city and its two publicly owned utilities how residents lost power and water for days, and how to prevent it from happening again.
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San Antonians won t get answers from group probing city and utilities winter storm response until June 15 expressnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from expressnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.