Orange Beach mayor Tony Kennon took to the city's Facebook page Saturday at 10:30 a.m. to provide a video update following Hurricane Isaias' landfall Friday evening.
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Orange Beach mayor Tony Kennon took to the city's Facebook page Saturday at 10:30 a.m. to provide a video update following Hurricane Isaias' landfall Friday evening.
"Thanks goodness that hopefully this is the last time I'll be giving you guys an update," Kennon said to start. "We dodged a bullet, so thank the good Lord for that."
The mayor went on to explain that a special meeting for the City of Orange Beach has been called for 11 a.m., with the primary goal being to rescind the local emergency order.
In addition, Orange Beach is working alongside Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island to request that Governor Kay Ivey lift the area's mandattory evacuation order, which Kennon anticiaptes will happen very soon.
Beyond that, Orange Beach is back to being open to non-residents, with the city's fitness center and library both being open as of Saturday morning. Kennon added that city offices will be open Monday as usual.
"We're back to business as normal," Kennon said. "Everything's clear, we're just cleaning up."
To that point, the city's trash service should be back on schedule beginning Monday, while vegetation/debris teams will be patrolling the area throughout the weekend to clean up.
The mayor also provided an update on the city's power situation, with him explaining that nearly the entire system is back in working order.
"We have minimal damage, and 99% of the power is back up and running," Kennon said. "EMC was out at 6 a.m. trying to get it back on this morning, so I do thank them for that."
Kennon went on to thank Governor Ivey for the timely evacuation order, as well as the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, gas and water companies and clean-up teams for their efforts.
"As a community, I couldn't believe how we well we worked together, how much everybody prepared and how patient everyone was," Keenon said. "And our staff worked through the night, clearing trees and other things. So if you see 'em, thank 'em and let them know how much we appreciate them."