The Lessons Learned from Tyler, Texas Winter Storm
The prolonged freezing temperatures led to an inoperable generator at the Lake Palestine Raw Water Pump Station, which caused the treatment plant to go offline. A boil water notice was in place for a week. by Zak Wellerman,m Tyler Morning Telegraph, Texas / April 20, 2021 Jose Nives tries to shovel his way out after getting stuck in the middle of the street. A winter storm that brought snow, ice, and plunging temperatures across Central Texas shut down roads and caused the electrical grid to shut down, leaving thousands of people without power. TNS
City of Tyler working to repair water main breaks
Water pipe repair in Tyler By Justin Honore | February 20, 2021 at 4:35 PM CST - Updated February 21 at 2:48 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - As temperatures are starting to warm up across East Texas, the city of Tyler is starting to help resolve the water outages that many residents are facing.
City crews have been working around the clock to repair water main breaks that have been reported to the city. Right now, the city has 25 breaks that have been reported and crews have had to dig up the pipe and then seal it, so the water stops leaking out of the ground.
206 Alpine
The city manager says the storm sewer system is in good shape to handle melting snow and ice over the next few days.
However, another issue Broussard anticipates is trash disposal and possible damage from the snow. He says the city is looking into a bulky trash pickup day or placing dumpsters across the city for community members to utilize.
Trash pickups are tentatively scheduled on Friday and Saturday depending on road conditions.
While there were issues across the city, Warren says his take away from the week was positive after seeing the Tyler community come together to help one another. As the need for warming shelters arose, local churches stepped in to open their doors, as many city facilities were without electricity and/or water.
City of Tyler leaders discuss water, road conditions cbs19.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbs19.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Fri, Jan 22nd 2021 10:49am
Tim Cushing
Anyone with half a brain reading the post would have known it was a joke. It contained references to marijuana (the group was to meet at 4:20 pm) and asked that only card carrying members of Antifa show up. There was also the line: Arms optional. Legs encouraged.
For some reason, neither the mayor nor the local police department got the joke. The mayor issued an official statement about the city s zero-tolerance policy for threats to life and property and a police spokesperson said the PD would be monitoring the event despite there being no credible evidence the planned takeover of River Ranch would take place.