Be proud Coconut Grove; and patient
Got this email from Commissioner Ken Russell, who got an email from one of the out-of-town crews helping to restore electricity.
The Creel crew.
From Ken:
Hey Tom,
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the people who left their states and families and headed into the storm to help Miami get back together. I know that there is frustration, especially in the South Grove where I live, because it seems like power and road clearing is taking a long time. It’s more difficult here because of the need for electricity repair crews and debris removal teams to work in tandem. Very large trees tangled with power lines can’t be done by either team alone.
I’ve met a debris removal team from Louisiana and a power line repair crew from Detroit.
The DTE Electric group from Detroit worked all yesterday to get Coconut Grove’s low income senior center back on line successfully. They had been without power since the storm and were at risk. My office had been delivering ice and food but nothing beats AC.
This message might otherwise get lost in the Facebook feed, but I wanted to bring it to your attention. The Creel Brothers company is in from Louisiana to help us dig out of Irma. They’ve been moving muck and hauling trees throughout the Grove since the end of the storm. I met them last night just to say thanks and found such a warm bunch of guys. After posting their photo on Facebook, their CEO wrote back with the following message...
The citizens of the communities we have visited since landing Monday night are amazing. Perseverance at its finest. From the guy that came over to cook BBQ in the back of his pickup truck for our team, the leaders in the communities, code enforcement officers willing to go above and beyond, the folks over at sewage and water board, EOC, and lastly the citizens of the Coconut Grove community. The people of the community are something special.
It's no secret they have experienced a great loss. Your community will need time to heal and to recover, but they will heal. I know it.
On behalf on the team here in Miami and the entire Creel Brothers organization, I want to take this opportunity to commend you, the mayor, and the City of Miami. Without the generous support of the community and the pro-active leadership, rebounding from this disaster would be an immense struggle. The citizens of Coconut Grove are fortunate and blessed to live in such a caring and compassionate community, and our team is happy to be here and be part of the rebuilding process.
Jason Creel
Creel Bros. Organization
From Ken:
Hey Tom,
I wanted to take a moment to thank all of the people who left their states and families and headed into the storm to help Miami get back together. I know that there is frustration, especially in the South Grove where I live, because it seems like power and road clearing is taking a long time. It’s more difficult here because of the need for electricity repair crews and debris removal teams to work in tandem. Very large trees tangled with power lines can’t be done by either team alone.
I’ve met a debris removal team from Louisiana and a power line repair crew from Detroit.
The DTE Electric group from Detroit worked all yesterday to get Coconut Grove’s low income senior center back on line successfully. They had been without power since the storm and were at risk. My office had been delivering ice and food but nothing beats AC.
This message might otherwise get lost in the Facebook feed, but I wanted to bring it to your attention. The Creel Brothers company is in from Louisiana to help us dig out of Irma. They’ve been moving muck and hauling trees throughout the Grove since the end of the storm. I met them last night just to say thanks and found such a warm bunch of guys. After posting their photo on Facebook, their CEO wrote back with the following message...
The citizens of the communities we have visited since landing Monday night are amazing. Perseverance at its finest. From the guy that came over to cook BBQ in the back of his pickup truck for our team, the leaders in the communities, code enforcement officers willing to go above and beyond, the folks over at sewage and water board, EOC, and lastly the citizens of the Coconut Grove community. The people of the community are something special.
It's no secret they have experienced a great loss. Your community will need time to heal and to recover, but they will heal. I know it.
On behalf on the team here in Miami and the entire Creel Brothers organization, I want to take this opportunity to commend you, the mayor, and the City of Miami. Without the generous support of the community and the pro-active leadership, rebounding from this disaster would be an immense struggle. The citizens of Coconut Grove are fortunate and blessed to live in such a caring and compassionate community, and our team is happy to be here and be part of the rebuilding process.
Jason Creel
Creel Bros. Organization
posted by Tom Falco at 4:00 AM
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THANK YOU ALL!! We really appreciate your help.
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