23 October 2006
CCJach – at 17:11
Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano has included $500,000 in the proposed new budget “to design a new food storage warehouse complex” to be built in Valhalla (near NYC.) “County officials say the space would be used by both Food-PATCH and Westchester County’s emergency services department, which could stockpile water and supplies in advance of a natural disaster or other emergency.” (Food Patch is a Westchester organization that serves as a central supplier to food pantries and soup kitchens throughout the county.)
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banshee – at 17:26
CCJach,
Interesting story. Wonder if they are building any others around the country. Perhaps something has been learned from Katrina?
Sutton said the warehouse would help solve the county’s issues with distributing food and water during an emergency and might even be a place the Federal Emergency Management Agency would “pre-position” food and water for the region.’
Bird Guano – at 17:55
Smart to build it as dual-use for both a food bank, and for emergency storage.
That way you get non-profit funds and expertise to manage it.
One way to check if there are others, is to search for press
releases on foodbanks, and to check building permits.
26 October 2006
crfullmoon – at 13:17