Civil Preparedness Director Steven Williams has issued the following report:
As as of 2:30PM on Monday, August 10, 2020, approximately four hundred, seventy (470) Eversource customers remain without power as a result of damage caused by Tropical Storm Isaias from last Tuesday.
Currently, power outages remain in various pockets of town including the following:
- Ash Road
- Ashley Road
- Baker Street
- Battistoni Road
- Berg Street
- Blue Street
- Central Avenue
- Colebrook Road
- Cordano Road
- Danbury Quarter Road
- Dayton Road
- East Wakefield Boulevard
- Elm Street
- Front Street
- Grantville Road
- Griswold Lane
- Losaw Road
- Marshall Street
- Meadow Street
- Moore Avenue
- Mundry Road
- Munro Place
- North Main Street
- Nalette Drive
Nanni Drive - Newfield Road
- Norfolk Road
- North Street
- Oakdale Avenue
- Old Danbury Quarter Road
- Palmer Avenue
- Perkins Street
- Platt Hill Road
- Pratt Street
- Prout Hill Road
- Riveredge Drive
- Rowley Street
- Skinner Road
- Spencer Street
- Spencer Hill Road
- Standard Avenue
- Stowe Road
- Sunny Ridge Drive
- Swanson Road
- Upland Road
- West Wakefield Boulevard
- Waldron Street
- Walnut Street
- Weigold Road
- Wetmore Avenue
- White Street
Please note that just because a street is listed does not mean that the entire street is without power.
Civil Preparedness continues to work with Eversource to report to them any new issues such as blocked streets, trees on power lines, and low hanging power lines so that their crews can respond to make needed repairs in order to get power restored.
Please click here to report or check your power outage status with Eversource.
As a heat advisory has been issued for our area for today and again tomorrow, Tuesday, August 11, 2020, a cooling center for our residents is available at Town Hall during regular business hours, 8:00AM through 4:00PM. The Lee Anne LaClaire Room (also known as the Blue Room) located on the 2nd floor of Town Hall is being used as a cooling center for residents. Listed below are private businesses that are also acting as Cooling Centers.
Private Businesses volunteering as cooling centers during normal business hours:
- ABC Pizza
- Dunkin Donuts (both locations)
- Kent Pizza
- McDonalds Restaurant
- McGrane’s on the Green
- Northwest Connecticut Realty Office
- Winsted News
Many thanks and appreciation to all of our police officers, fire fighters, ambulance personnel, Department of Public Works highway, water, and sewer department employees, and town employees for their efforts to do whatever is required to protect and help our residents during this significant weather event. Our volunteer Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and Amateur Radio operators were also standing by to assist if needed.
Our residents also deserve our thanks and appreciation for supporting one another, checking on their elderly and home bound neighbors, and for delivering water, food, and other supplies to those in need during this time.
It has undoubtedly been a frustrating experience for many, but we have all pulled together and the end is in sight. Continue to stay strong and we will get through this together.