New York - Six months ago, a disaster in the Catskills or Hudson Valley would have been met with ineptitude, at least on paper: Three-quarters of the region's communities lacked adequate plans when dealing with crisis.
For example Kiryas Joel, Monroe, NY the fastest-growing village in the state, is without a disaster document, and the Town of Monroe as well, one of the region's largest towns, defers to the county for planning. "The county has a wonderful handle on it," Town Supervisor said recently. "Their belief is as long as we're all making a concentrated effort, that will probably be OK."
http://vosizneias.blogspot.com/2006/04/kiryas-joel-and-monroe-ny-region-lacks.html
http://vosizneias.blogspot.com/2006/04/kiryas-joel-and-monroe-ny-region-lacks.html