City Offices & Facilities Closed Due to Tropical Storm Fay

8/18/2008 12:40:38 PM

Contact: Elizabeth Daly-Watts, 727-562-4333

Due to Tropical Storm Fay, Clearwater city offices and facilities will be

closed tomorrow, Tuesday, August 19, 2008. City operations will return to

normal on Wednesday, August 20, 2008, unless otherwise advised.

Mandatory Level A evacuations are scheduled to begin at 6:00 a.m., Tuesday,

August 19th in Pinellas County. There are two shelters which will be open in

the City of Clearwater: Ross Norton Recreation Center located at 1426 Martin

Luther King Junior Avenue and Oak Grove Middle School located at 1370 S.

Belcher Road. Oak Grove Middle School is both a special needs and pet

friendly shelter. Those with special needs, who have not yet registered

should contact the Pinellas County Citizens Information Line at 727-464-4333.

Sand will be available at Clearwater Public Utilities at 1650 N. Arcturas

Avenue on a first come, first serve basis. Citizens must supply their own

sand bags.

More information for City of Clearwater residents is available at 727-562-INFO or the Pinellas Citizens Information Center at 727-464-4333.

For the latest information on Fay’s projected path visit: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

For the latest Pinellas County informational bulletins visit: http://www.pinellascounty.org/emergency/bulletin.htm