Some residents see it as an absurd allocation of funds.
Doing things like this, like planning for so much disaster, is just likely to cause panic. But it's hard to blame anyone, let alone officials who preside over a small city, when dozens of books, brochures and even Beanie Babies have capitalized on the surprises that may lurk just beyond year's end, Dorothy Bello said. The region's major jurisdictions all have disaster contingency plans in place. We're telling residents that we don't think there's going to be any problems. The North Virginia Electric Cooperative, which provides electricity to Manassas Park, and Columbia Gas, one of the city's natural gas providers, have been preparing for possible Y2K computer glitches since 1997, spokesmen with both companies said.