Rate the Local Response to Sandy
Power has been slowly restored, trees and wires removed. What else could have been done?
An uprooted tree on a property off Lake Road — a not uncommon sight in Basking Ridge and Bernardsville.
Terry Boudreau
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It's been about two weeks since Tropical Storm Sandy came ashore to wreak havoc on the Somerset Hills area and the tri-state area as a whole. Now, the towns continue to dig out of the debris to clear trees from homes and roads, and restore power to residents.
But how do you think the towns have done so far?
Power is coming back for residents, albeit slowly, and all roads have been reopened with trees and poles cleared.
Has all the work helped?
Take our poll, and tell us in the comments if you think the towns have been doing a good job in their emergency response.
Jeff Jarvis
11:45 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
THOSE are your choices? How about a choice for not informing us? How about a choice for having to email them five times to deal with a dangerous situation that only at this moment, Sunday, is being cleared? This is no poll. It's an apologia for the town you cover.
Caroline Carpenter
12:25 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Awful. The only communication we got from the mayor and the twp committee members was a notice on our mailbox a couple days after the storm advising of basic safety, that shelter was at BHS and that the municpal office was closed until further notice. CLOSED! "Bye! Y'all are on your own" While other towns kept their offices open, reaching out to the communities via twitter, facebook, phone - even door-to-door, Bedminster's govt got the heck out of dodge. Other towns' mayors kept at the utility companies and the governor's office for answers, and ours was silent. And unbelievably, the local incumbents won. Wow.
Saul Dennison
5:53 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
After 14 days of no power or water,now we are getting no reliable information.
Bernardsville patch says power to be restored by Sunday evening!
Not this Sunday....just ride up Douglass Ave and see for yourself.
Too few people with too much to do.Outrageous!
Pat Bender
7:38 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
I hope the old White Oak in the Presbyterian Churchyard is 'still standing' after Sandy came to shore....
Linda Sadlouskos
9:37 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Yes, Pat -- the white oak weathered the storm.
Mike Stevenson
12:12 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012
This is not a poll!
JCP&L should have had a station set up in the center of town or in the shopping center, allowing people to stop and ask or worse report the needs of the elderly or single Mothers with young children in need of help.
Every town dept was held hostage by JCP&L. Someone needs to be held accountable. If the major was in charge he should have physically gone to the JCP&L headquarters and demanded information.
There is no excuse for not having a JCP&L command station established to communicate with residents.
NONE!