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Bonita Springs declares state of emergency in advance of Ike
Posted September 6, 2008
Bonita Springs City Council members have approved 7-0 a state of emergency for the city in the expectation that effects from Hurricane Ike will be felt in Southwest Florida.
The state of emergency becomes effective at noon today. It allows the city to focus in on preparing and recovering from the storm by relieving the city from the need to fulfill certain duties. It also allows the city more flexibility in the use of funds, as city attorney Audrey Vance points out.
"We're normally required to a lot of rules to go through spending," Vance said. "This allows a us a lot of additional powers."
In an e-mail announcing the declaration to the Lee County Emergency Operations Center, Vance said she hopes the declaration will expire without need or use.
For the latest on Ike, go to naplesnews.com/hurricane.
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