The latest from Fair Haven Mayor Ben Lucarelli is that power should be restored to 95 percent of the borough by Saturday.
Now, more signs of light are being seen throughout the borough, Forman Street being the latest Patch heard about after last night’s connection of parts of River Road, Hance Road and some side streets off Hance.
Residents will be seeing more of Alabama Power crew members out and about in neighborhoods, Lucarelli said.
“These guys are very good at what they do,” he added. “There are 20 plus trucks out there and engineers and assessors for each one of the crews working. And there are more on the way. I’m told they have a reputation for being very deliberate and astute in their actions and we’re lucky to have them. They got Middletown and other towns up and running in no time. They’ll be working until 7 p.m. tonight and then will be back out there early in the morning.”
Lucarelli explained that a reason for some delay is that the crews have found that the grid in Fair Haven is a complex one with different voltages, rather than all the same, which is easier to deal with, making the process of reconnection more expedient.
“We don’t want any accidents with electrical power, so these guys are being extremely diligent about making certain that the different voltages are dealt with and that doesn’t happen,” the mayor said.
He added that Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon has been putting a lot of pressure on JCP&L to get the job done.
“Yes, we should be mostly restored by Saturday,” Lucarelli concluded.
#1 list and itemize all damage. JCP&L has completed a damage assement. List every street and location... downed wires, blown transformers, fried subs..... # 2 identify excatly when work started, how many trucks and crews are working, what hours they are putting in and what rationale they are using to priortize one problem over another. # 3 level with us as to the severity of the loss. Is there a major problem or minor problem that requires surgical but painstaking work to be done? Are there large items that are hard to find that have to be located, secured and brought into town to finalize the job? If so what is the ETA to find and secure such items? Answers to these three talking points would allow all of us to form action plans of our own. I can not form an action plan off of a blanket promise that "reasonable" power restoration will be accomplished 2 days ago. This is how leaders respond !! Be a Leader.
"You made me...promises, promises knowing I'd believe...promises, promises You knew you'd never keep" Legendary 80's tune "Promises, Promises" by Naked Eyes.
#1 list and itemize all damage. JCP&L has completed a damage assement. List every street and location... downed wires, blown transformers, fried subs..... # 2 identify excatly when work started, how many trucks and crews are working, what hours they are putting in and what rationale they are using to priortize one problem over another. # 3 level with us as to the severity of the loss. Is there a major problem or minor problem that requires surgical but painstaking work to be done? Are there large items that are hard to find that have to be located, secured and brought into town to finalize the job? If so what is the ETA to find and secure such items? My final Q is why LIE to all of us... Do you not remember the promise that "reasonable" power restoration will be accomplished 2 days ago. What was that all about if they just started TODAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We could have all planned accordingly !
They said that Fair Haven is giving out false information and that you were never told that most of the power would be restored by today. In fact they said that power would not be restored until tomorrow evening or Sunday evening at best, and that this was the same information given to you. Why are we being misinformed?
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