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Chamber and mayor outline recovery steps after Liberty Hill floods; gala proceeds to aid victims
Summary
The Liberty Hill Chamber and the mayor updated the EDC on flood recovery work: the Chamber organized distribution of essentials, will create an online contractor resource, and will donate 100% of gala silent-auction proceeds to flood victims; the mayor is coordinating with the emergency manager to document damage for FEMA.
The Liberty Hill Chamber of Commerce and the mayor briefed the EDC on recovery and relief efforts following recent flooding.
Austin Palmer (Speaker 10), communications director for the Liberty Hill Chamber of Commerce, said the Chamber rapidly organized relief starting the day after the flood, staged supplies and coordinated with city staff to help vulnerable residents. Palmer said many residents lack flood insurance and the Chamber is building an online landing page of local contractors and vendors to keep recovery dollars local and to protect residents from out-of-area storm-chasing contractors.
"We had all the supplies in terms of toilet paper and water and things like that. We had all we could handle by Monday afternoon," Speaker 10 said, praising community volunteers and local businesses that provided food and cleanup assistance.
The Chamber decided to keep its gala event but pledged 100% of silent-auction proceeds to support flood victims, with details on family sponsorships to be determined. The Chamber will coordinate with city staff (Yvonne) to compile a vetted list of local contractors for the Chamber’s landing page.
Mayor (Speaker 12) said she is meeting with the county emergency manager to ensure damage within city limits is documented to meet FEMA thresholds and that the city is evaluating opportunities to host an event to help restaurants recoup lost July revenue caused by cancellations and flood effects.
Both the Chamber and the mayor urged residents and businesses to report damage to facilitate FEMA eligibility and to help the city accurately demonstrate community impact.
