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Dustin Anderson
Town of Greenwich
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(See attached file: Winter Storm 103011 1200.pdf)
P R E S S R E L E A S E
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2011
12:00 p.m.
First Selectman Peter J. Tesei participated in a statewide conference hosted call hosted by the
Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, October 30,
2011 for all municipal CEOs, Service Chiefs, Public Works Directors and Emergency
Management Directors. The purpose of the call was to update communities regarding the
statewide effort to mitigate the damages of the powerful winter storm that hit Connecticut
yesterday.
As of 10:00 a.m. this morning, the state of emergency that Governor Dannel P. Malloy declared yesterday is still in effect.
There are currently approximately 4,900 Connecticut Light and Power customers in the Town of Greenwich without electrical service, down from 5,421 at 1:00 a.m. There are over 790,000 customers without power throughout the State. At this moment, more people are out of power Statewide than after Irene hit in August.
There is no current restoration schedule. Connecticut Light and Power are assessing the current scope of damages.
Connecticut Light and Power has deployed 6 line crews and 2 tree crews to address the widespread damage to Greenwich residences. These crews work on 16 hour schedules. Last night Connecticut Light and Power crews worked through the storm to help Greenwich clear roads and eliminate fires caused by downed lines. Today they are working to restore power to residents throughout Town.
The Town of Greenwich deployed its tree crews throughout the night last night. As a result, most roads are passable. There are nine (9) impassible roads currently in Town
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