wait, wait, wait, oil...

We met again with our local GCCF bosses Friday afternoon.  They still have no hard information for us.  They were expecting a new team to come in this past week to deal with interim and final claims, but, no dice.  Who knows when?  They do have "final claim" packets available, but nothing yet on interim claims.  They do have our phone number and have offered to call us as soon as they hear anything new.  Anything else floating around right now is pure rumor.  They do recommend we all wait for their new team, so we may be best informed about future courses of action.  Our colleague at work received a phone call from the Mississippi Attorney General's office.  The AG representative recommended not signing off yet on final claims.  We are of mixed emotions ourselves.

Please check out ABCNews' "Exclusive:  Submarine Dive..."  There is a LOT of oil out there on the Gulf floor.  A large area is totally dead.  And there is still major national media attention.  We all know how damaging that can be to tourism.  We certainly hope that we are all on the rebound ecologically and economically.  But who knows what the near future will bring in terms of media, seafood, tourism, and God Forbid, hurricanes stirring it all up.

Attached is our Saturday morning letter to Amy Weiss, whose public affairs office has been hired by Mr. Feinberg to handle dissemination of information.

Amy Weiss,

 

Amy, maybe you can help me out in getting some accurate information for the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  The local GCCF bosses were expecting a new team to be here this past week to handle interim and final claims.  That didn't happen and now they seem to have been postponed indefinitely.  Also, they had never heard of Bill Mulvey, and don't seem to be receivng any accurate or timely information from either Mr. Feinberg or the GCCF "home office".  In fact, they tell me that I seem to know more than they do, and ask me to kindly keep them informed.   We have exchanged telephone numbers.  Will Bill be coming to the Coast anytime soon?  Definitely look forward to meeting him and discussing moving forward.  What is your current time frame?

 

As you know, our Mississippi Attorney General's office has joined the fight, and I hear that they are largely recommending not signing off on final claims.  Our local television station just issued a strong editorial comment supporting the Coast.  And our local newspaper continues to keep BP and GCCF in the news as well.  A most timely resolution would be beneficial for all.

 

Please let me know as soon as possible what's going on from your point of view.