Greenburgh preparing for future power outages

Greenburgh
was lucky this past weekend!  The snow storm did not cause road closures, power
outages or downed trees!   However, Hurricane Sandy and the storms we had in
recent years highlight the fact that our region will experience bad weather in
the future. We must be prepared for emergencies.I recently

met with the Police Chief to discuss some new initiatives the town will be
taking to improve the way the town handles power outages.. We will be
rolling out a new emergency alert system in the spring that will enable us to
improve communications with the public. We anticipate that the police chief will
present the Town Board with a presentation at the end of March or beginning in
April, after it is implemented. The capital budget will include funding for
additional emergency generators for the town and other equipment that will
enable the town to address emergencies in the future.I have also
met with Con Ed officials. They discussed new initiatives that they will be
taking to improve communications with local officials the next time there is an
outage.