The Palm Valley Community Association will host a special presentation by Jeffrey Alexander, deputy director of emergency management for St. Johns County, called “Understanding Hurricanes & Evacuation Planning,” on Monday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
To be held at the Palm Valley Community Center at 148 Canal Blvd. in Ponte Vedra, the presentation will inform the public on the significant impacts of Hurricanes Matthew and Irma and prepare the community with important information should the First Coast be threatened by another hurricane this year. The event is open to the public and all interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Alexander, who served as the operations and logistics chief for St. Johns County during both Matthew and Irma, has led numerous statewide and regional emergency management initiatives. In 2004, he served as the logistics and plan chief during Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne, and he also served as the logistics chief in Mississippi and South Florida counties during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Currently, he is serving as a member of the National Hurricane Program Technology Modernization Committee, working to modernize evacuation studies and develop national hurricane evacuation planning guidance.
The Palm Valley Community Association, founded in 1948, is one of the oldest, continually-operating community associations in North Florida. The PVCA works to represent the common interests and shared views of all members of the greater Northeastern St. Johns County area.
