Town Officials to Meet with JCP&L
Millburn officials want to talk about service during and after the two natural disasters this fall..
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Millburn officials will meet with JCP&L executives this week to discuss the power company’s slow response to power outages during and after the October snowstorm that left more than 3,000 households in Millburn and Short Hills in the dark.
This was the second time some township residents were without power, some in Short Hills for as long as nine days.
The meeting is a result of a letter that mayor Sandra Haimoff sent to the power company to address second time in two months that she has been frustrated by the company’s slow response to the disaster.
After Hurricane Irene, Haimoff wrote a letter to the Board of Public Utilities, seeking that the board conduct hearings into the company’s slow response to that storm.
Haimoff recently said she would like to seek refunds for the town and its residents because of all the days without power.
She looked into changing power companies, but, she said, it won’t do the township any good because JCP&L owns the grid Millburn is on.
On Friday, Haimoff said, she has not worked out the exact time or day this week for the JCP&L meting; but she will meet with the company’s regional manager sometime this week.
Millburn1
8:04 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
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Millburn1
8:06 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
Is the mayor out of touch? When the meter isn't turning there is no charge. She should just retire, because she is the worst elected offical in Millburn's history.. Give it up Sandy you are out of touch with the real world
P_R_PC
8:10 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
Wish it were that easy. Unfortunately, she is not an elected official - she is appointed by the town committee....it's a never ending circle of bad.
millresident
8:53 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
she IS an elected official to the township commitee.
P_R_PC
12:59 pm on Tuesday, December 6, 2011
You are correct. I meant she is not an "elected" Mayor; she is appointed (short straw).
LDSF
9:40 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
Improving future power service outages include:
-Inspection & Maintenance
-Equipment Improvement
-Tree Maintenance and Pruning
-Response to power outages
* Provide graphical display showing the location of trouble spots
*automated phone system and the internet for more accurate, timely estimates of when power will be restored.
*Restore power quickly (anticipated for additional crew workers) when storm strike
FCC - Improve communications during emergencies, including streamlining collection of outage information during times of crisis through the Disaster Information Reporting System, helping ensure that communications workers receive “essential personnel” credentials during emergencies, working with other federal agencies to improve inter-operability among first responders, and promoting use of enhanced 911 best practices.
CD
9:41 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
I don't know that JCP&L did a perfect job, but imagine what our electric rates would be if utility companies kept on hand enough manpower and vehicles to handle such an out-of-the-ordinary event. The old engineering dictum is that when it comes to inexpensive, quick, and quality, you only get to pick 2 -- the third one is determined by your choice.
BTW, considering that this is the town that had the speed bump debacle, any municipal discussion of someone else's planning is pretty amusing.
John Fonseca
4:44 pm on Monday, December 5, 2011
I agree and posted a similar comment after the storm. However, JCPL is now in trouble because they over-earned in 2010 and the Board of Public Utilities suspects it's done so in other years. They said it was $86 million for 2010. That would pay for a lot of capitol improvements and emergency manpower to deal with this year's problems.
Acton
10:08 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
JCP&L is terrible. I have been trying to get it to fix our street lights for over a year. It provides abominable customer service.
Lynne Ranieri
10:31 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
I, too, have been waiting for six months now for the repair of two non-working street lights at the top of our street. I reported them online and one week later I received an e-mailed reply that they were sending someone out to investigate...and that was the end of it. With the great number of car and home break-ins in town, it would be comforting to have the streets lit, so we can see what is outside.