A PLANNED POWER OUTAGE FOR A BEDFORD COUNTY COMMUNITY HAS SPARKED PLENTY OF CONCERN.
ACCORDING TO A WTAJ REPORT, PENELEC HAS NOTIFIED THE BOROUGH OF SAXTON, THAT IT PLANS TO REPLACE A MAJOR TELEPHONE POLE IN TOWN ON JANUARY 25th. THE REPORT STATES THAT THIS PARTICULAR POLE PROVIDES A MAJOR SOURCE OF POWER TO THE SAXTON COMMUNITY. MAYOR ALAN SMITH TOLD PENELEC AND THE PUC THAT DOING THIS IN THE MIDST OF A VERY COLD SPELL OF WEATHER IS PROBABLY NOT THE BEST TIME, GIVEN THE NUMBER OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED. PENELEC NOTIFIED RESIDENTS OF THE PLAN, AND TOLD THEM TO MAKE OTHER ACCOMODATIONS FOR THAT DAY. THE PLANNED WORK IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 8:30AM-4:00PM NEXT TUESDAY. THE BOROUGH COUNCIL IS HOLDING A MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT WITH THE LOCAL FIRE COMPANY AND EMA OFFICIALS.