MAYOR BILL WHITE DIRECTS CITY OF HOUSTON "ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL" ONLY TO REPORT TO WORK TUESDAY
August 4, 2008 -- The City of Houston has begun preparations for Tropical Storm Edouard, which is expected to arrive along the Texas Coast during the early morning hours of Tuesday, August 5th. Due to the expected intensity and nature of the storm, Mayor Bill White has determined that some non-emergency city services will be suspended.
Mayor Bill White has directed that *only* those City of Houston employees designated as "essential personnel" report for business, on Tuesday August 5.
"The public should be reassured that most of the City of Houston personnel will be on the job," said Mayor Bill White
The storm is expected to reach the coast during the early morning hours with some four to six inches of rain possible, and higher in some areas.
