(Miami, FL.)— Continuing with the focused efforts undertaken on Sunday, the City of Miami will be providing individual ice and meal deliveries to neighborhoods that remain without power on Monday, October 31, 2005. The command post will once again be placed at the Orange Bowl Stadium and city staff will be assessing the areas that have the most need. Staff will be collecting ice and meals from the Orange Bowl and dropping them off in specific areas.

City residents without electricity who need ice and meals should call 311 in order to have their address recorded and services routed to their neighborhoods.

The City of Miami began providing water and ice to the community less than 24 hours after Hurricane Wilma hit. As of Saturday, October 29th, the city had served more than 150,000 people with water and ice at distribution sites that have included Charles Hadley Park, the Orange Bowl Stadium, Little Haiti NET, and Miami City Hall. In addition, there have been focused efforts at locations including Overtown NET, Roberto Clemente Park in Wynwood, and Williams Park in Overtown; and with the delivery and distribution of about 70,000 meals to residents throughout the city.

Media interested in following city staff as they deliver much-needed resources to neighborhoods should call the Miami EOC media line at 305-579-1831.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Media outlets have been erroneously reporting that the City of Miami is operating points of distribution at Hadley Park, City Hall, and the Orange Bowl. Please be advised that as of Sunday, October 30th, those sites have been dismantled in order to coordinate the focused efforts in areas without power.

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