Electrical Outages: Updates

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3:30 PM Update Monday March 1, 2010

Service restoration has been completed to all but about 50 properties in LaGrange . Those should be restored by 10PM tonight. Some sporadic outages may still exist where individual properties may need special attention. Please call Central Hudson directly at 845- 452-2700

3:30PM Update Sunday 2/28/2010 Please Pass his Info On To Your Neighbors Who Do Not Have Electricity

Crews continue to encounter difficult conditions and large amounts of equipment devastation throughout the region. Central Hudson reports that outages in LaGrange have now  been reduced to 600. Many who have endured being without electricity since day one have now been restored. 90% of LaGrange will be restored by 10PM tonight.

3:30 PM update 2/27/2010 Please Pass This Info On To Your Neighbors Who Do Not Have Electricity

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Central Hudson reports having over 1000 field crews in the region, There are still over 113,000 customers without service.

Dry Ice and Water available at LaGrange FD Station #2 Rte 55 -  2PM to 7PM Thanks to Central Hudson and the LFD

LaGrange is now expected to have all service restored by Sunday 2/28/2010 at 3PM

330PM update 2/26/2010 Please Pass This Info On To Your Neighbors Who Do Not Have Electricity

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LaGrange is expected to have all electric restored by Saturday night 2/27/2010. (This is a good faith estimate based on current damage assessment and weather) Additional snow could set this estimate back.

An additional shelter has been opened at John Jay High School Route 52  in Fishkill

Central Hudson reports that there are now over 600 workers in the field working toward restoration throughout their area of coverage. This is the largest storm outage in the history of Central Hudson. Crews have been called in from as far away as Ohio.

Major transmission lines have been destroyed and have set restoration efforts back a great deal. More out of area crews are expected to arrive soon to assist.

Original Post 2/26/2010 Friday AM

Last night’s storm increased the number of electrical outages in LaGrange from an estimated 300 at 3:30PM to 2,200 as of this morning.

If you have a friend, neighbor or loved one without electricity and are reading this please pass on the information. The Red Cross is working to open additional shelters with an emphasis on southern Dutchess County where as much as 30″ of snow fell overnight. The area generally south of LaGrange was hardest hit.

Dry Ice and water are available at the New Hamburg Fire House located on Rte 9D near the South Hills Mall.

Central Hudson has additional out of area crews coming into this area to assist in the restoration. Some additional light snow is expected and will not help in the restoration. Supervisor Wagner will participate in an update meeting with Central Hudson at 3:30PM today.

LaGrange Highway crews worked throughout the night to keep roads open. Several downed trees hampered the operations for a while, but by 10:00AM all town roads were reported open by the Highway Superintendent.

Roads will remain narrowed for a time as our crews go back to widen them.

Low hanging branches or bent trees continue to pose a hazard further narrowing many roads. Use extreme caution if you must drive.