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She believed the young women who volunteered to clean out the plugged up toilets by hand deserved recognition for the job they did. Vice Chairman Neuberger advised her to get some petitions together because she mentioned a number of complaints. Commissioner Adams stressed the important factor that there was no loss of life from the storm. People who go to the shelters need to bring their own supplies. Unfortunately in this case they had to stay there a long time. She believed there are two sides to every story and she knew the Red Cross had done a very good job. Commissioner Lowther said there would be a meeting to go through the process of what went wrong and what needs to be done better. th James Stanford, 1410 4 Court, said he was one of 600 families that had extreme damage to their home and expressed his concerned for his neighbors who have no place to live. He was advised to have them contact Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) for assistance. Travel homes are being provided through the insurance companies that have agreed to pay the rent. Many of the issues he brought up are addressed on the county website. Nathan McCollum commented that the shelters should be treated as a last resort. There are over 10,000 people in our county that would need shelter from a category 5 hurricane and there are only two schools in the county that are rated as a shelter under those conditions. He stressed that people need to evacuate. Coastal Resource Manager Jonathan Gorham said he placed a 15 page report with pictures on the county website for easy access to the damage to the coastal areas and said it will take a long time to recover. Discussion continued regarding the cleanup of debris and Landfill charges. Administrator Baird said the service contractors are charging rates that include SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 17