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For immediate release: July 29, 2008 (10 a.m.)
About forty percent of South Padre Island now has electricity, according to American Electric Power, and the Queen Isabella Memorial Bridge is now open to all traffic.
Power appears to be restored in areas east of Padre Boulevard and will continue incrementally for the next few days.
“We welcome our tourists back to South Padre Island, but we ask you to ‘pardon our dust,’” said Mayor Robert N. Pinkerton Jr. “Our warm, sandy beaches are open, and the weather’s fantastic.”
As a precautionary measure, the 9 p.m. curfew will remain until the Emergency Management Team feels enough power has been restored.
AEP urges the community to unplug or turn off washers, dryers and other major appliances and electronic equipment like televisions, VCRs and computers. Turn them on one at a time when power is restored. If several large appliances start up at once when power is restored, they may overload your home’s electric circuits.
If you use a portable generator, DO NOT plug the generator into your circuit box. Portable generators “back-feed” electricity up the line and risk the lives of repair workers and the public. Plug appliances directly into the generator.
PLEASE CALL (956) 433-1231 OR (956) 761-3802 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Melissa A. Zamora
Deputy Emergency Management Public Information Officer
Town of South Padre Island
www.spiemergency.com
(956) 761-3005
(956) 433-1231 (cell)
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