Exclusive: Amityville retirement community fed up as random power outages continue
PSEG Long Island says an underground cable needs to be replaced; residents say the outages have been happening for years.
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UPDATE July 9: Amityville's mayor has apologized for the situation. The mayor says he’s taking care of the permit immediately and will be able to get the work done as soon as possible. PSEG LI says it has begun the procurement process to bring in the contractors required for this intensive work, with the intention of starting as quickly as possible. PSEG LI says it will keep customers notified as to when the job will begin. Earlier coverage below:
Residents in 35 units at Snug Harbor Condominiums in Amityville say they know that their power could go out at any time.
What they don't know is what's being done about it.
They say the power outages are not storm-related, occur randomly - three or more times a year - and date back at least five years.
The retirement community does not have power lines, but an underground power cable, which PSEG Long Island says needs to be replaced.
The Village of Amityville issues permits to allow PSEG LI to fix the underground cable, but it told News 12 it had not received a required work plan from PSEG.
PSEG Long Island says it has resubmitted that work plan as of Tuesday afternoon.
It says it expects work to begin later this year.
