Why is it that JCP&L had 1100 restorations for today and last night, they changed it to 11. How can they get away with this?

I'm double checking that with the Mayor at the moment. But the "19" on the list made me think the restorations may indeed have dropped to two digits from yesterday's updates.

THIS IS A DISGRACE. ELEVEN CUSTOMERS??? IF I PERFORMED MY JOB FOR THE PAST 10 DAYS IN THE INCOMPETENT MANNER THAT MISS DICKSON HAS I WOULD HAVE BEEN FIRED ON DAY 2!!!!

This is embarrassing on so many levels. JCPL gets the majority of the blame but the mayor's ineptitude has been exposed. Double check with the mayor??? Don't try and email her, tweet her or facebook her because she won't respond.

I agree with Dipper. 11 customers?? This is becoming a farce. I have no faith that Mayor Dickson can get any reaction other than what she has already gotten - she clearly has no pull/klout with anyone at JCP&L or NJ government. This is ridiculous. We need transparency about what is going on. I have completely lost faith.

Sunrise Assisted Living didn't have power as of yesterday. An elderly woman came to city hall pleading for help while i was there. She just kept saying how cold it is there, practically I tears. This is an emergency.

There was a day earlier this week where they quoted 800+ residents getting power back and, after watching the map, a few dozen more were actually without power. They are not meeting their estimates, and revising an estimate to 1% of the original is a slap in the face. If my project manager quoted numbers like that and only made 1% they would be fired. Now the storm is going to hit and I bet they won't have people out, so I'm highly skeptical of the numbers they've estimated for tomorrow. In the meantime I am sitting here without heat, a means of refrigerating fresh healthy food, clean clothes, and businesses such as gas stations still struggle. It's so frustrating that they can not better communicate what is going on!

These events and these comments illuminate the sharp contrast between the public and private sectors. JCP&L and the municipal government are sanctioned monopolies, absent any semblance of free market factors that have allowed this country to grow to be as successful as it has been.

Mayor Dickson lacks either the sense of urgency the situation dictates, or does, but is impotent in the face of JCP&L's bureaucracy. As is all too typical around the world, public sector incompetence, and I include JCP&L in that group, results in suffering of those who are not members of the political class.

Why did it take TEN days for her to pick up the phone and make a call to JCP&L? Me thinks this article is an attempt at DAMAGE CONTROL. JCP&L did no work yesterday and crews were not present today even BEFORE the snow. And the Mayor said and I quote "I heard that from other people". Mayor...CHILDREN ARE AT RISK.

The mayor is doing a TERRIBLE job it is that simple. She has done nothing. Her communication has been awful and we just got another prerecorded message from her. I don't how many people have had their power restored until mine is restored. She should be embarrassed.

A lot of shooting the messenger here. JCP&L is the entity which owns the transmission facilities which serve Summit, not the City itself. The City doesn't even have regulatory control over JCP&L, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities does. People who think under these circumstances that any local public official, elected or employed, can get JCP&L to change their priorities during such a crisis, are kidding themselves. Even the governor is laying off JCP&L and PSE&G, and he's not exactly shy about lashing out.

Address your complaints to the State assembly reps and the Board of Public Utilities. They are more in a position to not only force JCP&L to do something, but to make sure that they engage in proper maintenance and have reviewed crisis plans in place.

Another hobbyist who should leave the real work for those capable. Bring back Mayor Glatt to help us through this crisis of ineptness. We don't need the current mayor to tell us what we already know and can find on the web. We need leadership and a voice. Problem is too many people in this town have lots of time to "play" official and when their ineptness is made known they just band together to protect each other in their little enclave.

It's one thing to voice your opinions here, but another to make your frustration known to the people we have empowered to act in our behalf.
The reason that the mayor is now taking action is the result of the pressure applied by those who have gone directly to her to demand accountability.
Keep calling her direct number.
My wife managed to get her on the phone this morning.
She has an email address as well.
I sent her a strongly worded letter yesterday.
That is an option that everyone should be taking advantage of, even if just to copy and paste this thread.
The unfortunate reality, is that there is only power in numbers.
Make you voice heard, and don't let up.
She's starting to wake up.

Just saw these postings, Dickson is doing an outstanding job of keeping Summit residents abreast of the sham that is our power company.
The substation that serves Summit, Chatham and NP was basically incinerated by Sandy. Crews have been deployed there because without that critical part of the equation back online, the lines and transformers that are down on streets cannot work. Crews are removing trees after JCPL confirms dead wires.
How do I know all I've just outlined? My phone doesn't work but my computer does (thx to wireless from my neighbors' wireless) and I'm seeing it on FaceBook and on TheAlternativePress.com Dickson is all over FB. I've been getting constant alerts from Nixel on my iPhone. My friends with phone svc say she uses Code Red to inform residents a few times a day.
BTW, I live a block from the mayor. Both she and I have no power on our streets, pretty much anyone between Whittredge and Rte 24 has no power. Two city trees fell literally in my driveway, pulling wires and transformers down in the process, they were finally removed yesterday, day 8.
Blame JCP&L not our mayor. Am I happy having no power on day nine and with no idea when we'll get power? Absolutely not. But it's the power company, not the mayor.

I realize emotions are high and tempers short. I too am in my tenth day without power and have a young child. We stayed in our home until two days ago and have been trying to make the best of it. He is displaced out of his school. But we are looking at it as an adventure. Yes, I want my power back but let us all try to be a little more patient. There were people affected in much worse ways than just a loss of power. With a little planning and resilience we will survive. The immense nature of the cleanup & restoration that the power companies have had to deal with cannot be fathomed by any of us. I am offended by comments that imply Summit residents are more important than those of other towns. We are all important. Let's keep this in perspective. Many workers at the power companies have been working around the clock and have not seen their families. My one suggestion to the mayor and other town officials is that we start to proactively take a serious look at the tree situation in this town and let's start cutting down some of these large old trees. If Irene, Sandy and the freak snow storm of 2011 didn't teach us that, I'm not sure what more you need. Plant new trees if you wish but each storm brought down large trees/branches causing damage to homes and lives all over Summit. Can we not learn from this? Let's be proactive so we don't need to be so reactive the next time.

Two issues in play here.
1) JCP&L buffered communication with the public
2) The mayor's inability to effectively communicate with the community at large.
While I appreciate your research Diane, the problem here, and most people affected would agree, is that your information is exactly what should be coming from the mayor's office.
Keep in mind that many of us in addition to not having power, have no internet access.
The alternative press just parrots general restoration figures that are available at JCP&L website.
Code red has been equally vague.
The most glaring deficiency however, is that it took 10 days for mayor Dickson to pick up the phone on our behalf.
If she had taken any action previously, that we are unaware of, wouldn't it have made sense to let us know?
My issue isn't with the unfortunate reality of our decimated utilities, but with a mayor who lacks the common sense and empathy to realize that the best way to allay the public's fear and anxiety is to communicate with the public as though they are family.
The people posting here can't all be suffering from flawed perception.
In the words of Strother Martin, "what we have here, is a failure to communicate".
I do applaud your loyalty though. I would be fortunate to have more friends like you in my corner.

It's the mayor AND the power company's responsibility to restore power to the town. Clearly an emphasis has been placed on retail over residents, and just as clearly the whole town could have been restored by now.

I agree with Patient Mom's tree comment. We removed any trees that were in question last year before and after the storm. That takes money. And unfortunately most people are not about to remove trees when it costs them money. But as far as calling this an "adventure" It's an expensive adventure. If I wanted to live in a tent without warm water and power, I would. We all pay a ridiculous amount of taxes in Summit for very little in return compared to many other wonderful communities. Fresh air is free, don't forget. Does Town Hall have electricity? Try inviting the 2000 folks without power there. You'd have some lively conversation. But it would obviously make a few people uncomfortable. And yes we will survive until the next storm, which at the current rate may be sooner than we would all like to accept.

Mayor, luckily I have power, but it hurts to see my friends struggling through being with no heat or hot water for more than a week now. Some of them say inside temperature
in a house is lower than outside.
Today's Code Red message sounded like an excuse. There is no encouragement or hope for us. Don't compare us to Millburn or Chatham, all of their schools have power.

...again, this is what we get for electing a mayor that is using this position as a stepping stone to the next political rung...i just called first energy's toll free #...does that count as being on top of them... at some pt could we see these mayor call logs via FOI....btw what good is posting on FB when those that need the info have no power to access them...power to the people indeed...hey at least the parking lots are almost done...stay safe to those without power...it's gonna be a cold night...here comes another code red message... oh it just says the mayor is working hard on our behalf...meh

Dear Mayor Dickson,

Please excuse brevity and typos; I'm using my phone.  Allow me to help you out here.

I urge you to ask for a conference call with the Governor and Commissioner of Public Utilities. Explain that you understand the enormous challenge JCP&L is facing. Damage of this magnitude is unprecedented. But JCP&L has been granted a monopoly, an extraordinarily valuable monopoly. As such, you (you plural, including the state and Public Utilities Commission) intend to hold them accountable for their actions.

continued. . . . .

Once this is over, the Public Utilities Commission is to hold public hearings in which JCP&L and First Energy officials will be asked to describe in detail their emergency preparedness plans (including infrastructure architecture) and how, precisely, those plans were implemented. Where did they detect weaknesses? How could they have performed better? Why didn't they? While the goal is first and foremost to improve service to their customers, let them know that they will be squirming under hot, public lights. Subpoena expert witnesses.

Show some outrage. Feign a sense of urgency if you have to, but let the world know that your people are in pain, therefore these conditions are unacceptable, and that you aren't going to tolerate it.

At your level, political careers are created and destroyed over handling of crises just like this one. If you can't do this for those of us in Summit who are suffering, do it for your own political future. At this point, your constituents won't care what is motivating you.

Diane: love you, but the Mayor doing an outstanding job? Just read the timetable issued by the Mayor in her Facebook page compared to those issued by the Summit Police Department texts that most of us have received. Talk about a disconnect. The only way I received information on the substation issue was by driving to City Hall to find out what was happe
ning since the official communications I was receiving were inconsistent and weasel worded. What I want to know is what is a real timetable for power restoration so that I can plan to stay or get out of town. This is becoming a public safety issue. We all know that JCP&L sucks and will continue to do so. Hopefully the City Council will follow the lead of Madison in replacing JCP&L with a Summit run utility in the future. In the mean time more competent communication from Summit City government would be helpful.

Don H.

Very basic question - what commitments have been made by JCP&L, Verizon, and Comcast to our elected mayor and what commitments have been tracked daily and met over the past 10 days? Postings and updates on Facebook are nice, yet truth be told they represent nothing more than chatter. We elect our local government such that when a single voice that represents 20k+ residents is there when we need it most. There is NOTHING to suggest that our local government has or ever had any sort of a plan with the likes of JCP&L, Verizon, and Comcast whereby these utilities are required to actually make commitments to our mayor and in turn meet the commitments made to our mayor. Instead, we wait and post what we learn. This means, we are on our own and that is truly disappointing.

...as the man from omaha said...when the tide goes out, you can see who is wearing a bathing suit...i think many summiteers have now had there eyes opened...competent leadership is important ...btw can I stop payment on my tax check?...taxation without representation ...nah they will come a knockin

The number for City Hall is 908-273-6400. This isn't an adventure anymore, particularly for people who rent and do not have the option of using a generator. It is devolving into a pointless and preventable humanitarian crisis. Please keep the heat on our local leadership; it's all of our responsibility.

This has been a very informative conversation, lets keep it going. It actually made me forget that my family and I are freezing to death, without power, heat or hot water on Day 9. But more importantly it allows me to realize that my viewpoints are shared by a large portion of the town. Mayor Dickson pursue your political aspirations in another town. We prefer folks who aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves and get dirty.

I thought that there was something in this article stating that all power would be restored by the weekend - but then there is Diane klaifs comment made on nov 7 saying that it will be another week. Is that accurate? Rather than cutting down all of our beautiful old trees - why don't they bury the power lines?????? It is ridiculous that they are above ground.

The Mayor might like to bury her "timeline" with those power lines.

How is it that our mayor says everyone will have power by Saturday, but when you call jcpl, they are still saying the majority will be back by Sunday midnight? Does she actually believe she was able to "pressure" jcpl? Please!!

I'd be happy with the timeline!! At least that might be somewhat realistic. Where's the accountability?

Christine, i have no inside information but I just surmised that I wouldn't expect power to be back this weekend, at least between Whittredge and rte 24. I think it will take a while to repair the substation that serves that area. And nothing's been done on Ox Bow, where I live, and friends' streets further NE, to make me think power will be on any time soon.

It's interesting to note that the town of Westfield has already had 2 town wide conference calls.
Westfield Gov is doing Daily updates...PLUS their utility company is openly talking with Patch...that is because of government pressure!
http://westfield.patch.com/articles/second-town-wide-conference-call-recap

...does this mayor know that first energy is a regional company?...they have assets in pa, oh, va, wva etc. as well as nj....assets and émployees they can redeploy to nj...they can also use assets from other state's utilities...at a cost...while last yr i recall seeing utility trucks from other states roaming the town I do not see any this time...I could be wrong..I suspect first energy sees its current actions as its best course of action financially...since the fines are likely minimal for them to not have power back up per household, it's probable that the executives at first energy have made that tactical decision...it's a.profits at any cost mentality. ..cist/benefit bs...the citizens of summit with or without power need to continue to pressure this incompetent mayor..get the call logs and its lengths....sunshine is the best antisceptic...

Diane- your expectations about power restoration seem so reasonable. I'm curious, how you can defend our mayor who is clearly as in the dark (figuratively) as I am (literally). Does she really believe what jcpl is telling her, or did she make it up? Either way makes me nervous about this woman running our town. Why should she be defended? She's either misleading us or naive.

I too have reasonable expectations about power restoration.. But the communication is poor. She can send hourly updates and fb posts, but if they don't say anything, then they don't count!

I read the Westfield patch piece linked by concerned taxpayer. It is interesting what the Westfield mayor is doing for the town although the commenters over there are not happy with what thy heard. It looks like Westfield held an open conference call with pse&g, the mayor, fire, police, state senator, assembly person among others. Not once but twice. At least they hear from the horse's mouth and can actually ask a question. I am in agreement with the commenters here that mayor Dickson has been deficient in performance during the past 10 plus days to put in mildly. To the commenter who mentioned that Madison switched electric suppliers, is that feasible in summit? Maybe pse&g is a better option since they provide natural gas already.

living in Short Hills we have same problem you have--we had 8000 out of power--now down to 2100 and promises for Sunday--

More work should have been done BEFORE the storm hit, such as trimming of trees. Pretty obvious JCP&L was not going to hire an adequate number of restoration crews until somebody really kicks butt. Good to see that Ellen is finally doing something rather than just repeating their excuses, but she is late in getting state and other officials involved (better late than never).

And restoring power should not be the end of it. JCP&L has been so negligent they should be forced to reimburse citizens for their generator purchases. They should also be forced to present a detailed, competent plan for dealing with future storm outages.

I just got off the call with Mayor's office and the clerk informed me that our street is not even on the restoration plan sheet given to the mayor by JCP&L. This is insane!

Communication is a problem - while i greatly appreciate having the president of theAltPress give her comments i am unclear with all the different communication and conflicting info (Summit official site, Nixie Texts, JCP&L website, Facebook) what is an actual ETA on power to figure out next steps. Am i correct that Diane is saying it will be more than a week or two for power - while Dickson is quoting JCP&L as saying most will be up by Saturday?

Although i can leave i am reluctant to with freezing temps and now power is a recipe for frozen pipes and more damage to come home to. The town seems incredibly ill prepared for this storm from centralized communication perspective - and the constant changes in timelines starts to build distrust.

It's interesting that the mayor's deficiency has truly come to light at a time when most of us have been in the dark. It behooves her to get the lights back on quickly so that we can all get back to more mundane tasks like working to pay our ridiculous taxes. There is an island off somewhere without utilities, just mother nature, perhaps that's a place to set your political sights on. At least you know you won't have to deal with any utility companies or a bunch of "locusts" (so stated elsewhere by your loyal supporters) demanding some action.

There is a list on the summit website however when you call the mayor's office, they are clearly stating that it is JCP&L's list and they have no INFLUENCE on the list. It is as though they want to separte themselves from JCP&L.

I do not wish to go to the Mayor's website or Facebook page! If you want to complain, please go to this website:
http://www.state.nj.us/bpu/assistance/complaints/inquiry.html

Just to be very clear, I have NO inside information. But I am a realist, and knowing that the substation was incinerated (at worst, or hit hard, at best) by Sandy, coupled with the slacking off of tree removal and wire/transformer repair and replacement on a good number of streets, makes me think that it COULD BE longer than what's being reported for everyone to be powered up. Regardless of what JCP&L reports and our elected officials and city employees might have heard. I believe they are more optimistic than the situation allows. I'm usually an optimist. Not this time! BTW, my son lost everything in his ground floor apt in Hoboken. Yes, he's not paying Summit taxes and it's a small place. But he lost everything.

You are right to put things in perspective...on the whole, the majority of us are very lucky and my sympathy goes out to your son.

This storm does, however, raise a bigger issue about our mayor and her ability to lead and advocate for her town. It would appear that mayors in neighboring towns with similar issues have done a better job communicating and advocating for their town with their respective utility companies.

..diane, i believe this is the point many are making here...if a mouth breather like me can read the tea leaves and conclude that first energy is providing misleading or out right deceptive information then the mayor of this town should be able to come to the same conclusion and call first energy on it....if she has not then she is incompetent ..if she did come to the same conclusion you and I have then she is complicit in misinforming the citizens of summit ...either way people should be aware the lack of leadership and foresight ....we deserve and demand better...this is pathetic...and cue the mayors surrogates...you're doin a good job brownie....

"Dickson won her mayoral bid with 1,954 votes, or 39 percent of votes" I wonder how many of the 1,954 Summit residents who voted for Ellen are still without power after 10 days and will vote for her re-election?

Is there anyone happened to find JCP&L workers working on those streets published by the mayor today?!

I have very limited access to connection but did see Jcp&L trucks on Morris Ave today near the apts by Oratory. I had a friend read the list of streets to me over the phone and my neighborhood - Colony, Manor Hill, Crestwood and Glen Oaks - was not even on the list! We need honest communication from our local government NOW!

We saw one truck today, after all the emergency phone calls and fuss the mayor supposedly dusted up. And as for the magical list that appeared after 11 days, what happened to the half of Bedford Road that has been without power for 11 days now?
Are we supposed to just wait around until Thanksgiving wondering when power will return? What do we tell the children who are cold in their beds at night? What do we tell our elderly parents? We should all be calculating a per diem credit to ourselves for each day our homes in Summit has been unlivable due to the present conditions brought about not by the hurricane, not by the nor'easter, but by the lack of a backbone in city hall.

That would be a credit on real estate taxes.

...so there are a several poles that are broken or damaged in a ahort span on oak ridge...seems unrealistic that they will fix or repole all by sat or sun....highly doubtful since they have barely assessed the location...i've seen the utility take over 48 hrs just to figure out how to repole in another town...just sayin

...i need another code red ....did you order that code red mayor...did you order that code red mayor!!....damn right i did ...you don't want the truth, because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me as your mayor!!! you need me as your mayor...sorry couldn't help myself with the few good men reference...

but hey, you're doin a fine job brownie.....back to project mayhem.

Well can't help with the local government issues but the out of state company I'm employed with has been deployed there late this afternoon. I can't give u a projected date bc we have no idea the real extent of the damage. I know alot of ppl will have power tomorrow. Fyi we the worker have no control over where we are sent to work we just come to help. We will give you ppl everything we have to get your power restored.

Lineman... you have told us more in one post than we have heard from our elected official in 11 days.
"We will give you people everything we have to get your power restored". How'd you like to be our Mayor? Thank you in advance for all of your help.

Lineman,
Which utility do you work for?

Diane Klaif is the only person on this thread who makes sense. A substation was destroyed by a hurricane of immense proportions, and Ellen Dickson is at fault because that caused extended power outages. She doesn't have power either, and has been tirelessly working to keep the public informed, provide services and keep after jcp&l. To say she recently started pressing them is insane. People in neighboring towns are not faring ant better. Lay off the elected volunteers and realize that you malcontents represent what is wrong with our entitled society. You have lost power for an extended period, but you probably still have your homes and all your important possessions. Put things in perspective, and consider yourselves lucky.

Guess Diane has a loyal supporter too. To quote a previous contributer...go Brownie. Don't remind us of storm details as we are the folks who are cold without power, heat and hot water without second homes and hotel rooms to escape to. We are fully aware of the storm damage and have only questioned the level of truth and sense of urgency and lack of communication present in the town where we pay our exhorbitant taxes that actually also pay for representation of local government. And no thanks on the invite to the Football Game-we are all freezing our a**es off and don't want to spend our weekend outdoors freezing a little more.

....here come the mayor's surrogates....go back under your rock....if you are friends with the mayor good for you...no one on this thread has blamed her for the storm...what she is being called to task for is her utter failure of leadership from communicating accurate information to advocating for the citizens of this town when dealing with the electric monopoly...if the substation is the mitigating issue why not explain it to us like a responsible town official...btw is this the substation on franklin pl? ... anyone been over there and witnessed Herculean effort to restore it the past 11 days?...anyone.... what about the dozens of poles and transformers that are down where no one from the monopoly has looked at? ... are those impacted by the substation...is are mayor even asking the monopoly these type of questions? has she seen first hand the monopoly fixing this substation? ...or is she just parroting the monopoly press releases...i was told by the monopoly my power would be restored by last Sunday... then this weds.. now ether sat or Sunday ... in the meantime not one of a cluster of poles, transformers , and lines have been touched down the street...endless code reds with no tangible information over 12 days powerless,cold days are unacceptable on any level...you have every right to defend your friend the mayor...the remaining citizens of this town are starting to question what did mayor is actually doing after 11 days...

.should we demand to see the call records to the monopoly ? should we demand to have the next call with the monopoly open to the public sober can hear her first hand put the pressure on? can we have a councilman come out publicly to say they were on these calls and detail the accts? oh wait they are all in the same political party ..checks and balances...but hey... you're doin a good job brownie.....to the out of state utility employee, thank you for the post...

Woodland Avenue was on that list yesterday and I drove up the street after work and it was as dark and cold as the inside of my home. Who else's street was named yesterday and did not have power return? Lets see I will pay my taxes today, no tomorrow, maybe Tuesday, or maybe Friday, maybe Saturday. Maybe 2 weeks from now...it's going to be a LONG weekend and we all know Town Hall will be closed as soon as banker's hour strikes today. And we will all still be without power or representation.

..to Camillo h. Smith, i'm interested, what warrants a thank you to so summit's comments..i read no facts in the post ..are you making a political statement or confirming the opinions stated by so summit

Diane... if you really want to help call your BFF up and tell her to get some new info up on all her websites for today, November 9. Day 12. Summit.

..sosummit..elected and volunteer are mutually exclusive in this case... yes it's unpaid .. it's not volunteer..a person makes a conscious decision to run for mayor after running for freeholder...or running for whatever political office...please

Oh and that other wonderful bastion of community news, The Alt Press has Latest info re: Storm Recovery dated November 7. Guess thats because there hasn't been any recovery to report.

Did anyone know that First Energy/JCP&L CEO is going to play golf in Arizona while our kids in NJ freeze? Don't believe me - check out this from their website. The wonderful conference in Arizona includes all kinds of fun family activities. Please urge him to skip the golf and come to our town and help!

https://www.firstenergycorp.com/content/fecorp/newsroom/news_releases/firstenergy-president-and-ceo-anthony-j--alexander-to-participat0.html

Council night can’t come soon enough. The lights will be on and it will be very warm. It’s the big time disasters that bring out the best and worse characters. When the power comes back to all of Summit there will still be places of darkness. Identifying problems that can and should be addressed is worthwhile work. Attacking your neighbors during a crisis produces nothing.

Nancy Munoz should be required to attend the city council meeting too. Where are our state representatives??????

I still have no power as we approach the 2 week mark.

DURING THE STORM LAST YEAR, MAYOR GLATT GOT UP BEFORE DAWN AND WENT TO THE LIVINGSTON MALL PARKING LOT, WHICH IS THE STAGING AREA FOR THE JCP&L TRUCKS AND DEMANDED THAT A FAIR PORTION OF THEM BE SENT TO SUMMIT!!! AND THEY GOT ACTION! THIS INFORMATION WAS SHARED WITH MAYOR DICKSON AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THEY OF COURSE IGNORED THE ADVICE. MAYOR DICKSON AND HER COUNCIL SEEM TO THINK YOU RUN A TOWN ON FACEBOOK AND ON THE PHONE! Monday evening at Town Hall at 7:30pm (by the way, the council did not publicize this meeting because they do not want to hear from their all of us) will be a good place to ask what, except report PSE&G lies, our elected officials are doing!

Dear Council Members Rob Rubino, and Tom Getzendanner, Hi! Maybe you don’t remember me, but I live in your Ward in summit. As you know, it has been 13 days and Fernwood Road still doesn’t have any power. I know you know where Fernwood is, because when you were running for office, you found it in order to come and ask for my vote. I can understand you were busy for the first few days of this blackout, but two weeks later, and you still could not bring yourself to knock on my door? Send me an email? Leave a note at my door just like you did when you were running for office? Here is a hypothesis: Mayor Dickson is a neighbor of Fernwood, she told the power company to fix her house, (and your Ward) last so it would not look bad for her and so she could keep telling people that she doesn’t have power either. What do you think? By the way, from what I understand, Mayor Dickson has been at the Summit Grand for the black-out so it may not matter to her what happens in your Ward. I am not expecting miracles. I know there are a few other streets that are still dark. But really, in all this time, couldn’t you have least come by once to check out the people who live in your Ward? Even just to ask if there on newborns on the street, elderly folks, people who might be ill? You sure did not hesitate to come by when you wanted my vote.