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<div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Dwight Holmes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" target="_blank">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
First i'd seen that PG Co schools are closed tomorrow.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Governor Martin O'Malley</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:governor.o%27malley@maryland.gov" target="_blank">governor.o'malley@maryland.gov</a>></span><br>
Date: Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 1:51 PM<br>Subject: Hurricane Sandy: Prepare Today<br>To: "<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" target="_blank">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" target="_blank">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>><br>
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2012</b></i></font></p>
<p align="left"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px"><font face="Arial">Dear Friend,</font></span></p><div><font face="Arial"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:13px">Since Thursday October 25, the entire state of Maryland
has been under a state of emergency. Hurricane Sandy is fast approaching and
forecasters predict that it will be a large, violent storm that could knock out
power for a few days and cause significant damage.</span></font><br><br><b style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px"><font color="#222222">This is a
serious, killer storm. It's important that everyone is
vigilant. <br><br></font>Please start planning today and make sure you and
your family are safe. For preparedness tips, please visit: <a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=134%7c67010%7c17497%7c76875&digest=Eh9o16L0YOydsg7Xe55XfA&sysid=1" target="_blank">www.mema.maryland.gov</a>
and <a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=134%7c67011%7c17497%7c76875&digest=jzrGGyIWcern6gJZi1tA%2bw&sysid=1" target="_blank">follow @MDMEMA
on Twitter</a> for instant updates.<br></b><br><font style="font-family:Arial" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:13px"><font face="Arial">Due to the storm, we are canceling early voting on Monday October 29,
2012. We are also implementing liberal leave for all non-essential state
employees.</font><br><br><font style="font-size:13px">As of noon today, the
following areas have a required mandatory evacuation:</font></span></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px"><br></font><ul style="font-family:Arial"><li><font style="font-size:13px">Ocean City -- 17th Street South and
known flood prone areas</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px">Worcester
-- all waterfront properties in the county</font><font style="font-family:Arial" color="#222222"><br></font></li></ul><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">The following areas have voluntary evacuations
in place:<br></span></font><ul><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Smith Island</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Crisfield</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Somerset
County: low-lying areas</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Ocean City: island wide</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Wicomico: all low lying areas around Naticoke</font></li>
<li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Tablot: low-lying
areas</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">St. Mary's:
low-lying areas</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">City
of Annapolis: low-lying </font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Queen Anne's: low-lying</font></li></ul><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px">The following schools will be closed on Monday
October 29th.<br></span><ul><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Kent
County</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Cecil
County</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Howard
County</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Baltimore
City</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Worcester
County</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Somerset
County</font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Prince George's
County </font></li><li><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">Queen
Anne's County</font></li></ul><font face="Arial">**This is as of 1PM today. Please
check with your local schools for more information**<br><br></font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial;font-size:14px">We're all in
this together. Please start preparing today and be sure to check on neighbors and
friends. </span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial"><br><span style="font-size:13px">Thank
you,<br><br></span>Martin O'Malley<br><span style="font-size:14px;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><i><font style="font-size:13px">Governor<br></font></i></span></font><br><font style="font-size:13px" face="Arial">P.S. I'll do my best to send out as many updates as possible. <a href="http://cl.publicaster.com/ClickThru.aspx?pubids=134%7c67012%7c17497%7c76875&digest=aTfzhfkLG%2bpMCzRFQ054fw&sysid=1" target="_blank">Follow
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