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Published: January 9, 2010
MANASSAS Va.—A water main burst Saturday morning in Manassas leaving many to start their weekend with low or no water pressure.
The water main ruptured in the area of Taney and Hood roads, in the city’s Georgetown South neighborhood. Crews are on the scene right now working to repair the main.
“We believe the water main break happened about 8:30 this morning,” said Manassas City Manager Lawrence D. Hughes. “If it happened overnight we would have noticed a drop in water pressure on our system.”
One resident who said he spoke with utility crews on the scene said a representative from the gas company was called in from West Virginia to mark gas lines in the area.
Hughes said gas lines had to be marked before any digging could be done to fix the water main.
“Right now they are working to find the source of the break, but I believe the water main is a large main, a six inch main,” Hughes added.
Crews could take up to six hours to fix the broken water main, Hughes said.
A Georgetown South resident said he called the city about 9:30 a.m. when he learned he had no water pressure inside of his home.
There is also residual damage to the road in the area of the water main break. Once the line is repaired the city will use a material called “cold cover” to make initial repairs to the road surface, but it won’t be until temperatures warm up that the road will look like it did before the break, said Hughes.
Staff writer Uriah A. Kiser can be reached at 703-878-8065.
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Anyone who was interested in brushing up on emergency preparedness should have been at the third annual City of Manassas Neighborhood Conference on Saturday.
As it was, more than 250 people filled the Boys & Girls Club, visiting information booths or attending seminars to gather information on protecting themselves or their families in an emergency.
"We were extremely happy with the turnout. We were happy to inform the community about the resources the city of Manassas has for them for preparing for an emergency," said Kisha Wilson-Sogunro, Neighborhood Services coordinator, who headed up the conference.
All workshop sessions that included Community Living and Neighborhood Watch were filled to capac-ity.
Among the speakers was Bob Halsall, city deputy emergency manager, who stressed in his presentation three steps to protecting loved ones in an emergency: 1. Get an emergency kit; 2. Make a plan; and 3. Stay informed.
"I feel people walked away from my presentation wanting to be more prepared—that if an emer-gency situation comes up, they want to be ready, " he said. "With new technology coming up almost daily, it's very important to keep up on new safety measures."
City Manager Larry Hughes said he was impressed with the number of people turning out for the confer-ence.
"We only had about 50 for the first one, 125 for the second and more than 250 for this one. I'm really impressed with the crowd," said Hughes.
He said a lot of the interest at the conference was on the efforts of Neighborhood Watches.
"About three years, we had none in the city. Now there is six very active ones. I have seen where they are working closely with law enforcement, reducing crime in their neighborhoods and making a more unified community—much like a home owners association," he said.
Crime prevention specialist Officer Scott Stallard, who heads up the program in the city, was one of the seminar speakers and pointed out to his audience the benefits of a Neighborhood Watch. He told the crowd how to start a watch, including contacting a law enforcement agency and scheduling a meeting to develop an action plan.
"You do not have to "patrol" to be involved—a good set of eyes and ears are all that you need," he said. He was also manning an information booth with Evelyn Cahalen and Chris Tutko, who were passing out information to people interested in starting a Neighborhood Watch in their section of the city.
Attendees could also get information from the Virginia Housing Development Authority, the Prince Wil-liam Area Agency on Aging, Project Mend-A-House, Unity in the Community and an opportunity to meet and chat with police, fire and rescue and emergency management officials, as well as animal control.
One of the highlights of the conference was the announcement of the award winners. They were Neighbor-hood of the Year, Point of Woods Homeowners Association 1 and 2 and Point of the Woods Homeowners Association 3; Best Neighborhood Communication Award went to Georgetown South; and Best Neighbor-hood Community Participation Bristoe Station.
Cindy Brookshire won the Best Church Dessert Competition Award with her cookies.
Councilman Andy Harrover summed up what he thought of the conference.
"I'm very proud of the way the event has grown. It has been a very successful program to educate the residents of the city on what the city can do for them to make their lives safer," he con-cluded.
The conference was sponsored by Ameriprise Financial Planner Glenn Moore and the city.
Staff writer Bennie Scarton Jr. can be reached at 703-369-6707.
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The new City of Manassas Animal Control Response Trailer will be on display Saturday Nov. 14, 2009 at the 3rd annual City of Manassas neighborhood conference from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, at the Boys & Girls Club located behind Jennie Dean Elementary School.
The trailer stocked with everything needed to set up a temporary animal shelter in the event of emergency/disaster was solely funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The 25 foot trailer will remain ready to respond stocked with animal crates, food and water dishes, litter pan, pet food, cleaning supplies and registration support material.
In the event of an actual disaster the City of Manassas Animal Control Officers will respond with the response unit and oversee the set up and operation of a temporary pet shelter at a selected location designated by the Office of Emergency Management.
Emergency sheltering will be provided for displaced domestic animals or for a “Pet Friendly Shelter” (a safe haven for evacuees and their pets to go in the event of a disaster.)
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