FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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DATE: |
January 7, 2009 |
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CONTACT: |
Susan May
Department of Emergency Management Program Coordinator |
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PHONE: |
360-307-5871 |
| EMAIL: |
smay@hotmail.com |
| NO: |
09-01 |
Sandbags Available for the Public
Kitsap
County, WA — A limited number of sandbags are
available at the Kitsap County Public Works Central, North, and South Roads
Shed for public use. The locations of the facilities where the sandbags can
be picked up are:
Kitsap County Public Works —
North Road Shop
301 Berndt Road, Poulsbo
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Kitsap County Public Works —
Central Road Shop
1971 Seabeck Highway, Bremerton
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Kitsap County Public Works —
South Road Shop
2339 Cedar Road, Port Orchard
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For many years the county has provided
sandbags to the public for flooding events. With the heavy rains arriving
last night and expected to continue today, there may be a chance of some
urban flooding.
The sandbags are staged outside the gates of each shed with a limit of 20
per household.
For more information please contact:
Kitsap One
(360) 337-5777 (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday)
openline@co.kitsap.wa.us
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