On Thursday August 23rd Councilwoman Katz hosted a town hall meeting to discuss the recent flooding in her district. According to sources, over 500 people showed up to have their grievances and horror stories heard by city officials.Katz was able to have the following attend the meeting: Commissioner Lloyd of Department of Environmental Protection, Commissioner Cosgrave of DOITT (311), representatives from the Mayor’s Office, Sanitation, Office of Emergency Management, NYC Comptroller’s office and the Department of Health.
A close friend who lives in Rego Park stated that the councilwoman visited many homes and apartments that were devastated by the floods. This obviously prompted Katz to organize an emergency town meeting to provide a forum for residents to ask officials what the city intends to do help New Yorkers recover from their losses. The Daily news reported that Katz stated, “The city needs to take responsibility. The city sewers clearly couldn’t take all the water.”
We are also aware of the extensive flooding that occurred in Middle Village, Maspeth and Glendale. We called Councilwoman Katz’s office and they recommend that anyone impacted by the flood should make a claim through the NYC Comptroller’s office. You can get the claim forms online by clicking on the following link http://www.comptroller.nyc.gov/
The Patriots commend Councilwoman Katz for her efforts in trying to help those in need of assistance.
(Photo below courtesy of The Daily News)
Denise Rueckert, her two daughters and her mom stand in wrecked Woodside apartment.
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Katz is an excellent Elected Official.
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