Escambia County: Latest Updates

February 11, 2010

Here is the latest update from Escambia County concerning our winter weather:

Escambia County Board of County Commissioners

· Emergency management staff are monitoring the winter storm and coordinating with other local agencies.

· The emergency operation center will not be activated.

Office Closings

· All locations of the Escambia County Health Department will be closed on Friday.

· The Santa Rosa Island Authority will be closed on Friday and on Monday.

· The court system will be open on Monday, February 15.

· Escambia County Circuit Arraignments that were scheduled for Friday, February 12, at 9:00 a.m. have been rescheduled to Monday, February 15, at the M.C. Blanchard Bldg. in Courtroom 401.

· Escambia County Late Pleas in Division “F” before The Honorable Jan Shackelford that were scheduled for Friday, February 12, at 9:00 a.m. have been rescheduled to Monday, February 15, at the M.C. Blanchard Bldg. in Courtroom 307 at 8:30 a.m.

· Santa Rosa County Courts will be closed on Friday, February 12, and will reopen for business as usual on Monday, February 15.

· County offices will be closed Friday, February 12. In addition, Escambia County offices are closed on Monday, February 15 for Presidents’ Day.

· Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, Clerk of the Court, Sheriff’s administration and the court system are closed.

· The Property Appraiser’s office will be closed Friday, February 12 but will be open Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon for residents needing to file for homestead exemption.

· Please monitor local media outlets for changes.

Military Closings

· The Center for Information Dominance Corry Station Commanding Officer Capt. Gary Edwards has suspended normal operations on board Corry Station for Friday February 12.

o Only essential personnel and those who have been scheduled for duty are required to report to work. All other personnel will be excused.

o Administration leave has been granted to CID government civilian staff for Friday.

o The galley on board Corry Station will maintain its normal hours of operation.

o As Monday is a federal holiday, all CID Corry Station staff are required to return to work at 5 a.m. to bring their classrooms back on-line for training; students are expected to return to their normal schedule beginning at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, February 16.

Schools

· Pensacola Christian Academy will be closed on Friday, February 12. Classes will resume on Monday, February 15.

· University of West Florida will be closed on Friday as well.

· All Escambia County public schools will be closed on Friday, February 12 due to the weather.

· Schools will be open on Monday, February 15.

Shelters

· Salvation Army and Waterfront Rescue Mission are the two cold weather shelters open in Escambia County.

· Additional shelters will be opened if these two shelters exceed capacity or if there is a power outage
and a public shelter is needed.

Solid Waste Operations

* The Perdido Landfill and Palafox Transfer Station will be open for commercial and residential haulers normal hours throughout the weekend.

County Events

* The weekend show at the Escambia County Equestrian Center will go on as scheduled. County employees will work as scheduled at this facility.

Comments

One Response to “Escambia County: Latest Updates”

  1. Melissa on February 12th, 2010 12:09 pm

    Any bridge closures in Northern Escambia County yet? I don’t see any on the website yet so just checking if anyone has heard of any. Thanks!

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