1.5 BILLION DOLLARS in damage….. it’s going to take a lot of work to heal our city. We decided to create something that would help things run smoothly.
Rock The Flood Away is a very simple idea: one website that promotes a variety of local events in any genre, and allows you to pledge money directly to Flood Relief Charities and instantly be put on the guestlist for the event.
Our first event is on Sunday, May 23 at The Basement. Click HERE for more details. If you donate through our website, you will be put on the guestlist for this event. It benefits the United Way’s Nashville Flood Relief efforts, which spend 100% of donations on local relief efforts. Visit http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/nashvilleflood/ for more information.
Subject: [BHN] FROM COUNCILMAN MIKE JAMESON to all neighborhoods – Water emergency is growing – Cut consumption please
Friends –
The message to our fellow citizens regarding the seriousness of the water depletion issue is not sinking in, so to speak. The Metro Water Services Department typically maintains surplus water supplies in excess of 60%. Within the past 72 hours, that level has been depleted to 37% and consumption continues. As stated below, last year at this time, Nashvillians used 81.64 million gallons of water. Yesterday, they used 79.33 million gallons. A whopping 3% reduction. And we still have only one (1) treatment facility (Omohundro) in operation.
Simply put, we cannot continue to use water at current consumption levels or we will be forced to resort to bottled water.
Perhaps you have co-workers who showed up showered, shaved and blow-dried today. Please let them know the urgency of our current situation and remind them to cut by at least half their water usage rates.
Remember those scenes in Batman where no one could wear make-up because Jack Nicholson had poisoned it? We’ll look like that for a few days.
Mike
Mike Jameson
Metro Council, 6th District
1218 Forrest Avenue
Nashville, Tennessee 37206
(o) (615) 515-8123 or 255-2555
(h) (615) 227-5940
(c) (615) 585-0008
