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Austin proclaims May 25 Flood Remembrance Day and reviews decade of preparedness
Summary
At a May 25 ceremony, Austin officials marked the 10th anniversary of the Memorial Day 2015 floods, reviewed flood-mitigation work since then and urged residents to use local resources and early-warning systems.
At a May 25 ceremony, Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes presented a proclamation marking the 10th anniversary of the Memorial Day 2015 floods and city officials described flood-preparedness steps taken since the event.
The proclamation — read by Fuentes, who represents District 2 — and remarks from Watershed Protection, Austin Fire and Austin-Travis County EMS summarized past impacts of the 2015 floods and highlighted upgrades such as new flood-detection cameras, an early flood-warning system, active capital improvement projects in flood-prone areas and a pilot flood-insurance assistance program.
Fuentes opened the event by recalling the 2015 Memorial Day weekend storms and their effects across the region. “We saw more than 200 buildings flooded,” Fuentes said. She also cited “nearly 500 road closures across Central Texas and the tragic loss of life including here in Austin and in Travis County,” and named creeks that rose during the storms. In presenting the proclamation she read specifications included in the…
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