{"id":983,"date":"2011-09-02T18:37:42","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T18:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/middleislandcivic.com\/?p=983"},"modified":"2011-09-02T18:37:42","modified_gmt":"2011-09-02T18:37:42","slug":"post-irene-clean-up-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/s453969799.onlinehome.us\/mica\/?p=983","title":{"rendered":"Post-Irene Clean-Up Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Town officials: 98 percent of fallen trees and debris removed from roads<\/h1>\n

From The North Shore Sun <\/strong><\/em> By Jennifer Gustavson<\/a> | September 2, 2011
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\"\"<\/a>JENNIFER GUSTAVSON PHOTO | Brookhaven Town officials met with local resident Wendy Charles, left, where the last remaining downed tree entangled in electrical wires rests in Gordon Heights.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Brookhaven Town officials met on Thursday with 4th Council District residents and found most of the trees that fell after Tropical Storm Irene hit the area this past weekend have finally been removed.<\/p>\n

Supervisor Mark Lesko, along with 4th District Councilwoman Connie Kepert and Highway Superintendent John Rouse, visited a homeowner in Gordon Heights where the neighborhood\u2019s final downed tree remained entangled in electrical wires.<\/p>\n

Wendy Charles, who has lived on Murray Lane since 1997, said the mature tree crashed on a power line and fell onto the road early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping this will be resolved soon,\u201d Ms. Charles said, adding that the live wires were first turned off by the Long Island Power Authority about 15 minutes prior to the town officials\u2019 visit.<\/p>\n

Ms. Kepert said that as she drove around the area Thursday she found most of the reported downed trees, including on Wilson Avenue and West Bartlett Road, have been removed.<\/p>\n

Mr. Rouse said 98 percent of tree and debris removal has been completed townwide. Out of the 482 calls from SunLand residents reporting downed trees, 117 were LIPA\u2019s responsibility, since the power utility is responsible for taking care of fallen trees over electrical wires, he said. Mr. Rouse said he estimates LIPA has addressed about one-third of those calls as of Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut for LIPA, we would be pitching a perfect game,\u201d Mr. Rouse said. \u201cThis operation from the town\u2019s side was almost seamless \u2014 multiple departments working together to keep our roads and residents safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Rouse said he believed there needs to be a liaison between town management and LIPA field crews in place before the next major storm hits in order to improve clean-up efforts.<\/p>\n

While many downed trees have been removed, a tree remained twisted in electrical wires Thursday afternoon across Old Country Road in Middle Island near Harold Lilie\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost about four trees,\u201d he said, adding that a LIPA crew was scheduled visit his home on Thursday evening. \u201cThankfully nobody was hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n

As LIPA continues to detangle electrical wires from downed trees, many LIPA customers have regained power, even though some areas saw an increase in power outages between Monday and Tuesday of this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was strange because it seemed like the heavy winds had already passed when the lights went out,\u201d Ms. Kepert said.<\/p>\n

jennifer@northshoresun.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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