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MAYOR'S MESSAGE 11/07/12

 

Hurricane Sandy has done significant damage throughout Long Island.

 

The Village of Bellerose had 11 trees down, 4 of which were into houses and the most severe hardship has been 8 days without power. The power problems were on feeder lines to our East and service was restored to us on Monday evening.  There may be further outages because of line work and after storm conditions. Hopefully not.

 

Since the storm started, I have personally visited every block numerous times and communicated with many residents to advise them of conditions, etc. Information coming from LIPA was constantly changing and non- specific.  As you know there was no television, phones or internet, but we did try to communicate a Facebook network through the JWCB and the BVFD.

 

Flyer preparation and distribution was not possible during this time.  Even if it were possible, we had no reliable information to impart, so I had to rely on being out there, talking to the residents I saw, and asking them to pass information on to neighbors.

 

The Village office was open, and we handled many inquiries and gave as much information as we had to all who chose to call.  I kept Village Hall open from 9AM to 8PM for any resident needing to use the facility.

 

I hope we are past the worst, and can focus on the cleanup, but that will take time.

 

There are many others on Long Island and in the City that are still undergoing terrible hardships.  By comparison, we in Bellerose Village can give thanks that we weren't similarly affected.

 

Respectfully yours,

 

 

Henry J. Schreiber, Mayor



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