Prior to the millennium rollover, Coleman said it's vital that communities connect with their residents and find out how to dispel their fears and to prepare them for the millennium. In other words, the state is preparing for problems confident that the preparation itself can only be a good thing. I think that's a good thing. That doesn't always happen. Separate life-safety issues from continuity of daily life issues.
Every business has an economic incentive to do some work and make the turn.
Not all governmental services are mission critical. Pick the important things. Emergency management has to look at it from the standpoint of outcomes. The urban centers may be more vulnerable than the outlying areas, since people in rural areas are somewhat accustomed to service interruptions. Y2K creates an enormous opportunity.