A.G. Gancarski
Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry briefed the City Council on Irma preparation — and an interesting question regarded JEA.
In 2016, JEA was criticized for power restoration that took nearly a week in some parts of the city. And in 2017, a repeat performance was a concern.
“They have mutual aid agreements. We have assured they are prepared,” Mayor Curry said, noting that Florida Power and Light is available … at least contingently.
Given Irma’s swath through South and Central Florida will precede arrival in Jacksonville, Curry noted that “there could be availability issues there.”
“There will be more conversations [with JEA] tomorrow,” Curry said.
JEA is looking to decrease outages, with aggressive vegetation management around lift stations, and state forestry workers on call, asserted JEA spokeswoman Judi Spann.
Sewage spills were also an issue in Matthew, and those should be rectified with both portable and fixed generators that were not in place in 2016.
One comment
Tamela Music
September 13, 2017 at 1:01 am
It is a crazy thing when you come hkme to most of your neighborhood lit up only to find your house still has no lights. JEA should send someone over to explain that to an 8 year old who is scared of the dark. No updates this year it only says assessing & we have been without lights since 2:30 am Monday morning. There has to be a better process to insure better service. Did we not learn anything from last year?
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