Sandbag Filling Apr 2, 2009 Civic Center
Jamestown, ND — (KCSi-T.V. News)Preparations are underway at the Jamestown Civic Center Arena for filling sandbags, for designated Jamestown levee sites. Thursday, April 2nd, sandbagging operations will begin at the Civic Center in Jamestown. Work will continue until April 10th (tentative). There will be three shifts;
8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM – 8:00 PM
8:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Jamestown High School along with Jamestown College will be providing volunteers for the first two shifts on Thursday and Friday. The most need for sandbaggers is this weekend. If you are willing to help please contact the Auditor’s Office at the Courthouse at (701) 252-9035 or you may also e-mail the office at StutsmanAud@nd.gov
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You may also call City Hall at (701) 252-5900. When calling or e-mailing please indicate what hour(s) you are available to help along with your name. At check-in you will be asked to provide your name, address and phone number. All information is kept confidential.
Volunteers are asked to not just “show up” at the Civic Center.Please inform us if you wish to help. Volunteers are asked to dress for both inside and outside work. If you have a pair of gloves please bring them with.
Dike building operations is scheduled to begin on Saturday morning April 4th. Hours will run from 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Volunteers are asked to report to the Civic Center where they will be bused to the worksite. Workers are asked not to drive their personal vehicle to the work area because of parking and congestion problems.
Stackers will stage at the Civic Center to be bused to the levee site. Flatbed trucks with pallets of bags and buses with loads of volunteers will need to move to the sites where levees are being built. No one should drive a private vehicle to a stacking site. Private vehicles may get in the way of the movement of volunteers and sandbags.
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