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Council urges residents to check service lines after weekend outages; borough to pursue tree clearing and drainage fixes
Summary
Following weekend storms that caused multi-hour outages, Councilmember Danielle Jones reported brush had fallen on powerlines along Route 547 and Mayor Talerico said he contacted the county Shade Tree commission to explore clearing. The mayor and staff also raised drainage backups and directed engineering/DPW follow-up.
Councilmember Danielle M. Jones told the council she had taken calls from residents describing brush that had fallen on powerlines on Route 547 (across from Woodmere up to the Route 18 bypass), causing power outages lasting several hours during recent severe weather. She advised residents to "contact JCP&L." Mayor Talerico said he had reached out to the county Shade Tree commission and would follow up to determine whether those limbs can be cleared to reduce future risk of outages and fire.
The mayor also reported storm‑drain backups in some locations; he said some drains are not owned by the borough and that the borough engineer will present findings on pipe maintenance and DPW will continue interim clearing. The council thanked Police, DPW, OEM, the Fire Department and First Aid Squad for their response work during the storm. No formal action was taken at the meeting beyond the direction to coordinate with the county and engineering staff to evaluate clearing and maintenance needs.
Council asked residents to be aware that the connection from the house to the street is the homeowner's responsibility for restoration after outages, and that the borough and utility company are working to improve customer counts and monitoring of outages.
