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Sayreville council adopts resolution pressing BPU and JCP&L over outages, streetlight problems
Summary
The Sayreville Mayor and Council voted to approve a resolution calling on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and Jersey Central Power & Light to address repeated power outages and nonworking streetlights after residents described safety problems and unresponsive service.
Sayreville Mayor Kennedy O'Brien and the borough council on an April 2025 regular meeting approved a resolution asking the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) to address chronic power outages and persistent streetlight outages across the borough.
The resolution, identified in public comments as 2025-95, came after multiple residents described frequent outages and dark streets that they said posed safety risks. Jim Robinson, a Parlin resident, told the council that he has repeatedly reported outages and streetlights that remain dark “for quite a while,” and said the borough pays JCP&L substantial monthly sums for service. “I noted on the bill list that the borough is…
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