Freeport, Grand Bahama -- With Hurricane Sandy making landfall well to the north of Grand Bahama Island and The Bahamas, dozens of residents and business owners on Grand Bahama are vigorously working to restore a sense of normalcy to their lives and business operations.

Officials of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited's (GBPA) Building and Development Services Department have already begun heralding its message of safety, noting that "inspections first" before electricity can be safely restored to premises which may have experienced flooding during Sandy's passing.

Vice President for GBPA's Building and Development Services Department, Mr. Arthur Jones, noted that once the storm winds began subsiding on Saturday, GBPA work crews and inspectors were up and about assessing the areas affected by flooding.

"As we are aware, there were a number of areas significantly impacted by flood waters. With regard to the city of Freeport and Lucaya, residential areas such as Queens Cove, Lincoln Green 1 and 2, Derby, Pine Bay, and Windermere are areas which raise the most safety concern for us," Jones stated. "Our inspectors are working closely with GB Power work crews to assess, tag and isolate the individual structures requiring inspection and repair work; this way we can restore service to the many other homes that do not have any water damage or flood issues. Our teams have been working around the clock in this regard," he added.

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