The Portsmouth Economic Development Committee (PEDC) announced a new online survey of residents on the Town's response to Irene. They announced it on Facebook, where they have a presence — unlike the Town, which appears to rely on courier pigeons and precognition to warn people about things like mandatory evacuations. From the Facebook post:

What is your opinion of the town's response to Hurricane Irene? Some have called the town's public information operation totally inadequate. What do you think?

Take the new PEDC survey

Editorial note: The reference to "some" in their post almost certainly includes me, and I just want to be very clear: the Police, Fire, and DPW were out there doing their job; it was the communication and leadership from elected officials that I felt "lamentably poor."