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Mackenzie Kelly
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Councilmember: Austin City Council, D6. PIO firefighter. Thoughts are my own. Official Political Acct: fun fact: I’m the #ATXcouncil minority leader
Media PersonalityAustin, TXlinktr.ee/mkelly007Joined February 2009

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In this video from , you can see a power line sparking off a tree with ice that has obstructed the line off Mopac near North Austin Medical Center. Instances like this occurred all across Austin, which is what has lead to the problems we are now recovering from.
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Update from Austin Energy: Since 5 p.m. Friday, power was restored to nearly 51,000 more customers, for a total of 256,307 customers restored.
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Austin City Council member Mackenzie Kelly called for a comprehensive audit of Austin Energy’s response to the storm. The review would look into the city’s tree trimming practices. Read more from :
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Austin City Council Member Mackenzie Kelly with three other members on Friday called for a comprehensive audit of Austin Energy's response to the storm and the utility's plan for managing tree limbs around power lines. Read more from :
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We're fixin' stuff. When bad weather knocks things down, 🚧 our crews pick up the pieces until traffic signals are fully operational. Thank you to Daniel Ramirez (right), Josh Packard (left) & Randy Palos (not pictured) for fixing this signal on Metric Boulevard this morning!
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There is extensive damage between Spicewood Springs and 360 and Anderson Mill east of 620. Multiple poles are down, and crews have found it difficult and dangerous to get around, but they will continue to work on restoring power. 3/3
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PEC is seeing an increased number of isolated outages that can take time to repair. Their crews are making progress, but due to the widespread damage, it is difficult to provide a system-wide restoration time. Outages could extend into the weekend. 2/
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Update from Pedernales Electric Cooperative: PEC crews continue repairing poles and downed wires and removing tree limbs. Though the ice is melting, this event is still ongoing, and the damage across our service area is extensive. 1/
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Cold Weather Shelter Stats: Monday, Jan 30- 260 guests sheltered, 8 animals Tues, Jan 31 -411 guests sheltered Weds, Feb 1 -544 guests sheltered Thurs, Feb 2 -1,247 guests sheltered Thank you to city staff & volunteers who have assisted those who needed cold weather shelter.
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I'm in my district field office today 10401 Anderson Mill Road, suite 101, 78750 (Next to Shipley's Donuts) until 5pm today monitoring the storm and working to update the community. If you need a place to get warmth or a charge for your electronics, please stop by. #atxcouncil
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Austin Energy update: There are now close to 400 lineworkers from Austin Energy and neighboring utilities working to get customers back online.
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No dude en enviarnos un correo electrónico si tiene alguna pregunta o si podemos ayudarlo de alguna manera. Atentamente, Miembra del Consejo, Mackenzie Kelly Ayuntamiento de Austin, Distrito 6 25/25
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También compartí cómo me siento acerca de la respuesta de la ciudad al clima invernal y me uní a varios miembros del consejo para solicitar una sesión informativa sobre la respuesta de la ciudad a la tormenta durante la sesión de trabajo del martes (7 de febrero de 2023). 23/
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Round Rock ISD servirá comidas para llevar en cuatro campus de 9 am a 11 am mañana. Cualquier persona puede recoger una bolsa de comida en la escuela primaria Anderson Mill, la escuela primaria Bluebonnet, la escuela secundaria Hernandez y la escuela secundaria Pearson Ranch. 20/
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