Mayor Janice Mironov and Members of Council -- Denise Daniels, Anthony Katawick, Marc Lippman, David Russell, Johnnie Whittington and John Zoller -- Present

August 6, 2020 at 5 P.M.

TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS UPDATE

The impact of Tropical Storm Isaias on East Windsor Township has resulted in a widespread sustained power outage and the closure of roadways due to downed power lines and trees. Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Township officials have been reaching out pro-actively and continuously to the Governor's office, New Jersey legislators, representatives of Mercer County Office of Emergency Management and JCP&L, seeking information and power restoration action. Early this morning, Mayor Mironov spoke directly with the President of JCP&L seeking more expedited restoration of power to our community and to express the Township's dissatisfaction with the JCP&L performance, poor response and utter lack of accurate agreeable information about the status and timelines to address the outage conditions. The JCP&L President assured the Mayor that, "by the end of today Thursday August 6, a total of 4,300 homes of the currently 5,900 affected East Windsor homes will have power restored." No specific details were offered by JCP&L as to which areas of the Township are expected to be restored today, or the timeline for restoration of the remaining customers. Mayor Mironov and Township officials will continue to pro-actively push for better information and more expedited corrective schedules and action for local residents.

JCP&L UPDATES: According to the JCP&L power outage status website, approximately 3,500 homes thus far have had electrical service restored today. Approximately 2,407 homes remain without power as of 5 P.M. today. JCP&L itself has failed to provide any meaningful updates or information on-line or through its website or through its email and text notices, JCP&L has been sending out unacceptable ETR restoration date and time notices. Current JCP&L power outages can be viewed HERE.

East Windsor Township is providing the following services free of charge for residents affected by the storm damage to assist during the JCP&L response period. Residents accessing these public facilities for services are required to comply with New Jersey and Center for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines by wearing face masks and practicing safe social distancing.

MOBILE CHARGING: East Windsor has opened a 24/7 location for residents to charge mobile devices at the East Windsor Police/Court building lobby, 80 One Mile Road. A second mobile device charging station has been opened at East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, 69 Twin Rivers Drive, available from 7 A.M. to 9 P.M.

INTERNET ACCESS: Residents can obtain free Wi-Fi internet access at Township library locations. The libraries are closed, but the Wi-Fi networks are available within the parking lot areas for those who need access for their mobile devices. The two local libraries, part of the Mercer County Library network, are located at 138 Hickory Corner Road (Hickory Corner Branch) and 276 Abbington Drive (Twin Rivers Branch).

EMERGENCY WATER: Water for household needs can be obtained from the East Windsor Police/Court, 80 One Mile Road and the East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, 69 Twin Rivers Drive. Please bring containers for water filling from the publicly accessible water hoses at each site.

ROAD CLOSURES: The following Township roads remain closed due to storm damage, resulting from lack of JCP&L action or follow-up to date:

• Old York Road (CR539) between Windsor-Perrineville Road and Sharon Road (possible live wires down)
• Woods Road between Berwick Circle and Perrineville Road (possible live wires down)
• Route 33 between Davison Road and Maxwell Avenue (transformer/pole)

As of 9:30 A.M., today, the traffic signal at Route 571 and One Mile Road has been repaired and is working.

Residents are reminded to never approach downed wires. Please call the East Windsor Police Department at (609) 448-5678 ext. 0 to report downed wires.

NOTE: East Windsor Township public access to all Township buildings and departments remains closed. Residents are strongly encouraged to continue to conduct business with the Township by telephone, email, and regular mail. The Township main phone number is (609) 443-4000, the Police non-emergency phone number is (609) 448-5678. ext. 0, and the Township website is www.east-windsor.nj.us. In the event of emergencies, residents are still directed to call 911 to receive immediate assistance. If residents have non-emergency circumstances or concerns where they need assistance or guidance from the Township can direct their calls to (609) 371-7192.

Residents are advised to check the Township website at www.east-windsor.nj.us, read E-News Alerts, tune into Community Access TV Comcast Channel 27 and Verizon Channel 38, or call the municipal information hotline at (609) 443-4000, ext. 400, for schedule updates.