Hudson Oaks Friends and Neighbors,
I want to send a quick message out to our community and show my appreciation to the people who stepped up in the middle of the freezing temperature crisis we experienced and assisted the City of Hudson Oaks in getting our water pumps working and our wells back on line.
A huge “Thank You” to the city
employees who worked through the event around the clock last week, away from
their families. Many of them did not have power or water at their homes but
selflessly served the City of Hudson Oaks. The same praise can be given to our
Hudson Oaks police officers who also worked nonstop responding to calls and
taking care of our residents.
Another huge “Thank You” to State
Senator, Drew Springer, and State Representative, Phil King, who demanded from
ONCOR that our municipal water system be powered and brought back online to
provide water for our customers. The City previously contacted ONCOR several
times with the same request but to no avail. Thanks to State Senator Springer
and State Representative King, the City’s power to critical water
infrastructure was turned back on. Our tower was close to being completely out
of water when power was finally restored by ONCOR and the pumps came back
online. As a result, some of our residents who were located on the same “grid”
regained power as well. The restoration
of power allowed our Public Works team to restore water service to our
residents.
On behalf of the City of Hudson
Oaks, I want to personally thank both Senator Springer and Representative King
for taking a leadership role as our state elected officials and for fighting
for this community! Thank you also to Jennifer Lundy in Sen. Springer’s office
and Ashley Westenhover in Rep. King’s office for the relentless, hard work and
accurate information sharing. Their level of concern and willingness to work
with local officials in the best interest of their constituents is a perfect
example of how local and state governments should collaborate for the people
they represent. And last but not least, thank you to you, our Hudson Oaks
residents, for your patience and understanding as we worked to provide and
restore service.
Marc Povero
