With hurricane warnings and watches blanketing the East Coast from Cape Hatteras to Martha's Vineyard, Seven Lakes is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irene sometime on Saturday. But the storm's projected track keeps moving eastward, making it unclear how much impact it will have locally.
Unless the storm fools the forecasters and turns inland, it appears that strong winds may be the primary effect in Seven Lakes.
Mindful of forecasts of 20 to 40 mile per hour winds, the Seven Lakes Business Guild will delay tomorrow's Fall Meet the Merchants event until Saturday, September 3. Businesses who hadn't signed up for this weekend can still reserve a booth for next Saturday.
Both the Seven Lakes and Seven Lakes West Landowners Association have been keeping their residents informed about storm precautions through web and email alerts.
The Westside has produced some storm response guidelines which can be found on the SLWLA website. Residents are encouraged to report roads blocked due to downed limbs and trees to the front gate (910-673-3120) and to report electrical outages to the appropriate power company.
Information on what the Association has done -- and what residents can do -- to prepare for the storm is also available on the SLWLA Website.
The SLLA suggests its members contact Talis Management at 919-878-8787 ext. 234 in case of an "HOA maintenance emergency," and has emailed its members a useful list of phone numbers to have handy in case of emergency:
All Emergencies (EMS, Fire, Police), call 911.
N.C. Emergency Information and Reports
English & Spanish: 888-835-9966
Hearing Impaired: 800-735-8262
Electric Companies
Randolph Electric Membership Corporation ?-
877-736-2633 or 910-948-3401
Pee Dee Electric Cooperative ?- 800-693-0190
Progress Energy - ?800-419-6356
Water
Moore County Public Utilities - ?910-947-6315
Telephone & Cable
BellSouth: In-State 919-780-2355, Out-of-State 800-767-2355
Verizon: 800-483-1000, Spanish 800-743-2483
Century Link: 877-832-8404 or 910-864-9011
Time Warner Cable: 910-692-6684
Direct TV: 800-531-5000
Dish Network: 800-995-5570
