Verona Reviews Lessons Learned from Hurricane Sandy
Verona Township is looking to past storms to better prepare for future emergencies.
Verona Township is looking back to Hurricane Sandy to see how it can improve its response to future emergency situations. During the Verona Township Council's public meeting on Monday, Verona Director of the Office of Emergency Management Jeff Hayes presented the council with “lessons learned” from Sandy. “After every storm with a lot of activity we conduct a lessons learned meeting so that we can better ourselves for the next storm,” said Hayes. “As we prepare for emergencies in the township we follow four major categories: mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.” The township has brought in an outside consultant to review areas of the town which could be upgraded through the use of generators. The town is examining the community…
