Overheard: October 15 Gulfport City Council
"I wonder where all that stuff is going?" –A woman in the back of City Hall asking about debris
"They have taken a few mailboxes out." –Gulfport Public Works Director Tom Nicholls, talking about the chaos of picking debris up from people's yards
"Good timing. That was professional." – Mayor Sam Henderson, after April Bailey finished her comment right as the buzzer sounded
What we overheard at the October 15 Gulfport City Council meeting is not all that happened. Read about hurricane updates , and new resolutions .
"I've never heard you called delightful." –Gulfport City Manager Jim O'Reilly
"Me neither!" —Mayor Henderson after a resident told Henderson his video updates during the storm were delightful
"It'll make Florida hilly!" –Council member April Thanos (Ward I), talking about how the debris from Hurricanes Helene and Milton may be covered over one day
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"They called and asked me, 'What does it look like out there?'... 'Dark,' I said." –Mayor Henderson, on his phone call with CNN early in the morning during Hurricane Milton"Been lots of patting on the back tonight but there's a lot of backs that need patted." –Mayor Henderson, thanking staffThe Gabber Newspaper? We Go There
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