Shattered sign: The debris inside a downed light box on Lavaca Credit: Photo by Richard Whittaker

Austin Energy has announced that they completed repairs at 2:30am on Saturday morning. In the 48 hours after the storm, there were 100 Austin Energy field personnel making repairs at 500 locations, and that doesn’t include the contract arborists clearing downed trees and limbs. Any customers who are still experiencing outages should call 322-9100 to get assistance.

For anyone still facing yard clear-up, visit the city’s Solid Waste Services info page.

In a nice note amidst all the debris, late Friday afternoon city manager Marc Ott sent an email out to city and Austin Energy staff (and cc’ed the local press):

You are all doing an outstanding job.

I’m proud of you.

Thank you for all your efforts.

Marc

It’s the little things that count.

Check out our update photo gallery of storm damage by clicking on the image above.

This article appears in May 16 • 2008.

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The Chronicle's first Culture Desk editor, Richard has reported on Austin's growing film production and appreciation scene for over a decade. A graduate of the universities of York, Stirling, and UT-Austin, a Rotten Tomatoes certified critic, and eight-time Best of Austin winner, he's currently at work on two books and a play.