Tyler Prepared for Hurricane Evacuees

TYLER – Tyler’s Emergency Operation Center, which opened Tuesday, remains open. The EOC is being utilized to coordinate local agencies’ relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey evacuees. Tyler has also set up a transitional hub at the Faulkner Park Police Substation on West Cumberland Road, to help direct evacuees to needed resources. It opened at noon on Wednesday. Since then, it had registered 260 people for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance and each received an ETN wristband tied to services available in the area. The ETN wristband will allow access to evacuees for services such as free meals at the Salvation Army, basic necessities at Colonial Hills Baptist Church and clothing needs from Cornerstone. The Hub will be in operation from 8:00am to 8:00pm daily. A social security card is not required to register for FEMA. You can go to the city of Tyler web site, http://www.cityoftyler.org for more hurricane evacuee information.

At this time, hotels in the city limits are at 80% occupancy. Here is a list of FEMA-approved hotels in Tyler:
America’s Best Value, 2828 W NW Loop 323
Baymont Inn & Suites, 3913 Frankston Hwy.
Country Inn & Suites, 6702 S. Broadway Ave.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites North, 3247 W. Gentry Pkwy.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites South, 2421 E SE Loop 323
Hospitality House, 528 S. Saunders Ave.
Knight’s Inn, 2600 W NW Loop 323
Super 8, 2616 W NW Loop 323
Stay Express Inn, 2843 W NW Loop 323
Sleep Inn Suites, 5555 S. Donnybrook Ave.
Roadway Inn, 3393 S SW Loop 323
Magnuson Grand Hotel and Conference Center, 3310 Troup Hwy.
Homewood Suites, 3104 Golden Rd.
12 Oaks Hotel, 3100 W NW Loop 323
Holiday Inn Tyler-South, 5701 S. Broadway Ave.
Comfort Suites, 303 E. Rieck Rd.
Residence Inn, 350 W. Heritage Dr.

The American Red Cross will be working with the Salvation Army to coordinate meals for evacuees staying in our area. Any restaurants wishing to donate meals to help in this relief effort can call 903-730-5117. Call volume may be high, and callers are asked to please leave a message.

Colonial Hills Baptist Church is serving as a collection and distribution center for evacuees. They are taking items like toiletries, non-perishable foods, diapers (adult and child), coloring books/crayons, dog food (10lb or less bags) and stainless steel dog bowls. They will be open for donations and distribution from 12:00 to 5:30pm daily through September 10.