Westchester County Executive George Latimer Gives Update to County Residents on County’s Power Outages and Utility Companies Response.
County Executive George Latimer held a briefing following Tropical Storm Isaias, as thousands of Westchester residents are still left without power. During his address to the public, Latimer called for:
· Creation of a “Utility Response Corps”
· A study of the cost of burying utility lines in Westchester County
Latimer said: “What we are seeing structurally is the unwillingness of local utility companies to share information that we need with both the local governments and the public. We must know, after the first day of assessment, every single incident where there is a tree down that has taken down wires, that information has to be categorized and it has to be easily accessible for anyone who wants to see it, both the public and the municipal governments. That cannot become information that is being held close to the vest by the utility company. This becomes the universe of problems that need to be addressed.”
Watch the full update HERE: https://youtu.be/ZzXTrnZmlrA
