DevRickus
The Dirty Jerz
Just saw this on my town's website. It's from the mayor of my town to Governor Christie:
Dear Governor Christie:
First I would like to thank you for how prepared I feel the first responders, municipalities and citizens of New Jersey were in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. This preparation is, without a doubt, due to the leadership you have brought to the State of New Jersey since you took the office of Governor. I have said publicly before that the communication from Trenton to us in individual municipalities before, during and after emergencies such as this was non-existent prior to your administration. The daily conference calls are a tremendous assistance to us and I can not begin to tell you how much I personally appreciate them as both mayor and municipal OEM coordinator.
I do have to let you know however, that I am quite displeased with response of our power companies, and quite frankly with the direction from the state. I understand there may be no direct pressure that can be put on the power company by you regarding how they do their day to day repair operations. However, that being said, this area and Lincoln Park in particular has been the site of many natural disasters over the last few years. There are many residents and businesses in town that have yet to rebuild and recover from Hurricane Irene and are now once again devastated.
I understand that we may not be any worse off than other parts of the state, but we most certainly have been hit worse nearly every year for the last few years. I appreciate your stating that you and your neighbors in your town are without power, but quite frankly Governor, you and your neighbors have not experienced the flooding, damage and loss that my town has almost annually for the last several years.
Why the message to the power companies from you and the state wasn’t to do everything possible to treat this area as a priority given the extent and number of disasters we have been through is unthinkable. Especially with this being the first time we escaped major flooding, it would seem all that more important that you and the state be concerned with getting this area up and back to normal as soon as possible in light of the devastation this area has been and continues to go through.
As you have requested, I have tried the normal chain of command and channels to get our needs met. However, after day 8 without power to almost ALL of Lincoln Park (with the exception of a small area that came on after Chilton Hospital in neighboring Pequannock was energized), I find it necessary to bring this to your attention. As much as I appreciate your leadership, I have to tell you that I am now beginning to feel like much of the town is…in the dark.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and listen to the concerns about the residents of Lincoln Park. Thank you for your leadership during this emergency. And thank you for anything that you can do to help get us accurate information and more importantly…POWER in Lincoln Park.
Sincerely,
David A. Runfeldt, Mayor
Office of Emergency Management Coordinator
Dear Governor Christie:
First I would like to thank you for how prepared I feel the first responders, municipalities and citizens of New Jersey were in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. This preparation is, without a doubt, due to the leadership you have brought to the State of New Jersey since you took the office of Governor. I have said publicly before that the communication from Trenton to us in individual municipalities before, during and after emergencies such as this was non-existent prior to your administration. The daily conference calls are a tremendous assistance to us and I can not begin to tell you how much I personally appreciate them as both mayor and municipal OEM coordinator.
I do have to let you know however, that I am quite displeased with response of our power companies, and quite frankly with the direction from the state. I understand there may be no direct pressure that can be put on the power company by you regarding how they do their day to day repair operations. However, that being said, this area and Lincoln Park in particular has been the site of many natural disasters over the last few years. There are many residents and businesses in town that have yet to rebuild and recover from Hurricane Irene and are now once again devastated.
I understand that we may not be any worse off than other parts of the state, but we most certainly have been hit worse nearly every year for the last few years. I appreciate your stating that you and your neighbors in your town are without power, but quite frankly Governor, you and your neighbors have not experienced the flooding, damage and loss that my town has almost annually for the last several years.
Why the message to the power companies from you and the state wasn’t to do everything possible to treat this area as a priority given the extent and number of disasters we have been through is unthinkable. Especially with this being the first time we escaped major flooding, it would seem all that more important that you and the state be concerned with getting this area up and back to normal as soon as possible in light of the devastation this area has been and continues to go through.
As you have requested, I have tried the normal chain of command and channels to get our needs met. However, after day 8 without power to almost ALL of Lincoln Park (with the exception of a small area that came on after Chilton Hospital in neighboring Pequannock was energized), I find it necessary to bring this to your attention. As much as I appreciate your leadership, I have to tell you that I am now beginning to feel like much of the town is…in the dark.
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and listen to the concerns about the residents of Lincoln Park. Thank you for your leadership during this emergency. And thank you for anything that you can do to help get us accurate information and more importantly…POWER in Lincoln Park.
Sincerely,
David A. Runfeldt, Mayor
Office of Emergency Management Coordinator