Gulf County Commissioner Bill Williams went to Washington this week to talk about some of the lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill.
Mister Williams spoke before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform focusing on the disorganization and lack of communication that many people saw between the federal response teams and local governments in the hectic days before the oil was stopped.
Mister Williams told congressmen that in the future response efforts should be driven by the communities who can better assess what responses should be taken.
He also argued that in future disasters claims by individuals, businesses and on behalf of tax payers need to be more easily filed and reimbursed.
He pointed out that the claims process was changed several times making filing and receiving claims difficult for those suffering due to oil spill.
In future events, he said compensating the victims should be the highest priority.
Commissioner Williams serves on the National Association of Counties Oil Spill Taskforce and the Florida Association of Counties Joint Restoration Task Force and is a leading member of a coalition of the seven impacted counties.
If you would like to see Mister Williams full remarks to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, we’ve posted the transcript on the news page at oysterradio.com.
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