Oil spill preparedness meeting June 25
The second meeting of Pine Islanders to respond to the oil disaster will be on June 25, at 3 p.m. at the Fishers of Men Lutheran Church (a few hundred feet south of the four-way stop).
The first meeting was on June, 4, at Woody’s Waterside Restaurant. It was called by Eric Zeiloft and served as the organizational meeting. Julie Simpson and Phil Buchanan were asked to help coordinate. Simpson has established, courtesy of Anole Computers, a very helpful website at protectpineisland.com.
The June 25 meeting will feature speaker Jerry Campbell, the chief of planning for Lee County Public Safety and he will outline Lee County’s planned response to the disaster.
The group also plans to ask the Matlacha/Pine Island Fire Department to send a speaker to report on its recent special oil spill training session and other preparedness measures.
The third speaker will be Simpson, who is serving as the volunteer coordinator as well as liaison with numerous Pine Island organizations. She will outline her volunteer procedures and other activities, including the critical work that needs to be done.
All Pine islanders should attend this very important meeting. Please be there and, if you can, register as a volunteer.