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South River residents and officials praise borough electric crew after outage; councilman cites reliability and rate data
Summary
Following a Friday outage caused by a dump-truck incident that downed poles and lines, borough officials and residents credited the electric and DPW crews for restoring service by about 10 p.m.; Councilman DeSantis presented comparative rate and SAIDI reliability figures to defend the municipal utility.
A windfall of public praise and data-driven defense followed a power outage that affected parts of South River last week. Residents and council members commended borough electric-department crews and Department of Public Works staff for restoring power after a dump truck reportedly struck lines and poles.
Multiple residents who spoke during the meeting described crews working around the clock to restore service; the transcript records restoration of power by about 10 p.m. Council members…
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