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UPDATED 11:09 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008
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Residents and municipal work crews spent much of Monday assessing the damage from the windstorm and cleaning up debris. Here's a look at how communities around region the fared.
Montgomery County
Dayton
Chain saws were buzzing around the city of Dayton on Tuesday as a workforce of 150 ensured all major thoroughfares and most residential streets were cleared of debris.
Fred Stovall, director of Department of Public Works, said the challenge is in the number of sites with large trees down. For now, the city is just clearing the streets and will later go back to remove stumps.
Parks will be the last city property cleared. Stovall said it could be winter or even spring before the cleanup is complete.
The city will be picking up debris left curbside over the next several weeks, but yard waste must be no longer than 5 foot.
"You can't just drag a branch to the curb and leave it there," Stovall said.
Stovall wanted to remind residents that city workers will only be removing debris from the public right-of-way. Homeowners are responsible for clean up of their own property.
Clean-up of city parks will come last.
Oakwood
About 20 percent got back online Tuesday afternoon, City Manager Norbert Klopsch said. About 80 percent of Oakwood's 9,215 residents were without electricity immediately following the windstorm Sunday.
Harmon School, Oakwood High School, the Community and City centers also had power restored Tuesday, but the Public Works Department remained on generator power.
"The big hazard remains wires down," Klopsch said. "As the wires are energized, those that had been dead are sparking. We had a number of those issues to deal with."
Kettering
Kettering City officials say they've asked DP&L for numbers of how many residents remain without power and when the whole community will be back online, but they have not received specific information.
"It is inconvenient, certainly, but we are not going to begin to question how they bring people back up," Amy Berlean, Kettering's community information manager said.
Assistant City Manager Al Fullenkamp said he's been told by DP&L that it could be the weekend before all Kettering customers get their power restored.
The city owns three generators and they are being used at major signalized intersections, but at least 20 of Kettering's 80 intersections with traffic signals, are not working.
Four-way stop signs have been posted at some intersections including, Stroop Avenue at Woodman Drive.
That can make for slow going during peak rush hours.
"Right now, our priority is to get streets open," Fullenkamp said.
Kettering has a crew of about 100 working on clearing debris, but several roads remain blocked, including Ebert Avenue off Dixie Drive, which has a 48-inch round tree laying across it.
Power lines intermingling with tree limbs also made debris cleanup a problem as on Mohican Avenue south of Dorothy Lane.
Works crews are expected to begin picking up curbside debris on Wednesday.
Follencamp said he expects the cleanup expense to be significant, but he had no estimate as yet.
Centerville
Crews began a sweep of the city collecting limbs and branches Tuesday that could take up to a month. Work crews started in the northern part of the city and they plan to follow the same path as during fall leaf collection.
"We're really just getting into it. We'll be evaluating over the next few days how long it will take," Rob James, Centerville's Director of Public Works said.
James said the city is grinding the yard waste into mulch and he expects to have more than enough for city flower beds and parks this spring.
Traffic signals are still out in a number of major intersections and city officials ask motorists to be patient and cautious. City Manager Greg Horn said the entire city has hit by the windstorm with heavy damage in the Pleasant Hill, Yankee Trace, Concept East and Concept West subdivisions.
In addition to tree damage, several vehicles were crushed by trees and chimneys were blown over, but there were no injuries, Horn said.
Englewood
The city reports already using an estimated 800 gallons of diesel fuel to power up generators providing electricity to government offices, two fire stations, the wastewater treatment plant and other essential offices.
"At around $5 a gallon, that adds up pretty fast," City Manager Eric Smith said. "Most municipalities have a rainy day fund. This is a rainy day."
Tuesday afternoon, Smith estimated about one-third to one-half of the city's 5,000 residents were still without power.
"We know DP&L is in town. They're just overwhelmed," Smith said.
The city's two, one-million gallon water tanks are about 2/3 full and Englewood is keeping up with the daily demand for water with generators, However, Smith said he's concerned about having sufficient water if Englewood experiences a major fire.
"Our seven wells are on two (DP&L) substations. We assumed if one went down the other could take over," he said. "In this case, both went down."
Congestion continues to be a problem due to traffic lights not working in the area of Interstate 70 and State Route 40, but all roads have been cleared of debris, Smith said.
Englewood's work crew of 20 will not be picking up debris at individual residences, due to the enormity of cleanup of city properties.
Residents can bundle their yard waste in four-foot lengths and put them curbside on their regular trash day. The East Wenger Road compost facility, open 24-hours a day this week, also is accepting yard waste.
"People are taking advantage of that facility. There already is a mountain of materials down there," Smith said.
Washington Twp.
Older sections of Washington Twp. north of Alex Bell Road and west of Ohio 48 were the worst hit by the windstorm, Jackie Curl, public information officer for the township said.
Washington Twp. residents are being warned that electrical outages could continue for "multiple days."
Residents using home oxygen may use electrical outlets at Christ United Methodist Church, 3440 Shroyer Road, Kettering, OH 45429. Staff members will be available until 10 p.m. to assist. Residents must bring their own home oxygen units to the church.
Washington Twp. Public Works crews will start canvassing neighborhoods by the end of this week to assist with disposal of tree limbs. Crews will chip branches on site and remove them from the property.
All three trash haulers that serve the township — Waste Management, Allied Waste Systems, and Rumpke Waste Removal and Recycling — have agreed to collect bundled limbs at no additional charge beyond the normal fees. Trash haulers, however, may establish limits on the number of bundles.
Residents can bundle tree limbs up to 2 inches in diameter and have them picked up at their curb on trash day. Bundles can be comprised of brush, branches and tree limbs and should be no larger than 4 feet long and 2 feet wide.
Township officials said no dollar figure has been determined yet for the cost of cleanup.
West Carrollton
West Carrollton City Manager Brad Townsend said all roads are open and only pockets of the community remain without power. Neighborhoods hardest hit by the power outage are east of Interstate 75, which are on the same circuit as the Dayton Mall.
Work crews are now focusing on curbside pickup of debris and Townsend asks residents to be patient.
Townsend said he would be meeting with the city's finance director today, Sept. 16, to determine the cost of the windstorm to the city.
Miamisburg
Miamisburg has issued a Level Two water emergency.
Restrictions include:
Irrigation, for all users, including recreation fields, is prohibited. Exceptions to this restriction may be granted via a variance request for any commercial plant life facility or golf course (greens and tees only).
Washing of automobiles, trucks, trailers, boats, airplanes, or any other type of mobile equipment is prohibited. Exceptions to this restriction may be granted via a variance request for any commercial vehicle wash facility. Washing of outside areas such as streets, driveways, aprons, parking lots, buildings, homes, sidewalks, patios, or other such areas is prohibited.
Outdoor recreation water use is prohibited.
Use of water from fire hydrants by any person other than that for the purpose of city business (i.e. is prohibited.
Use of water for dust control, compaction, construction, or testing of new water lines in prohibited.
Any intentional waste of city water, including but not limited to failure to repair a water leak (valve, sprinkler head, pipe, or any plumbing fixture) within 96 hours of knowledge is prohibited.
Pockets of the cty remain without power. Several intersections have had power restored, and traffic signals now operating. Only four are now using portable stop signs.
While the city intends to collect downed branches/limbs set out by homeowners along curbs, residents unwilling to wait for collection can drop-off yard waste at Rice Field on Dayton-Cincinnati Pike beginning today at 3:30 p.m.
Drop-off hours will be available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sept. 27. It is preferred, but not mandatory, that small limbs set out for collection be bundled and large branches be cut into approximately three-foot sections.
City School District officials are considering returning students to classes on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at four schools that now have power, said Julie House, district spokeswoman.
District Superintendent Dallas Jackson is expected to decide by late afternoon today, Tuesday, Sept. 16, whether to return students to the Miamisburg High School, Medlar View Elementary, Mound Elementary and Bauer Elementary.
The district's remaining five schools and administrative building are still without power.
The district also rescheduled its Thursday, Sept. 18 school board meeting to 7 p.m. Sept. 25 at Neff Elementary School, 29 S. 6th St. For more information, call (937) 866-3381 after Tues., Sept. 16.
Miami Township
Road crews will remove downed trees and tree limbs from residents' yards provided that the debris is curb side and cut into small, manageable pieces. Four Miami Township Parks are closed, which includes Layer Park, Crains Run Park, Omietanski Park and Walhdrue Park.
Trotwood
Trotwood will remove tree limbs throughout the city, but all limbs must be 4 inch in diameter or smaller. Limbs should be stacked at the edge of the road or curb line, without out obstructing road traffic; and should not be tied together or bagged.
The city will begin this service Tuesday, after all city roads have been cleared of any obstruction from falling trees and debris. This service will continue through Sept 30.
The Fire Department will offer palpable and non-palpable water for residents who have wells, but no electricty. Citizens are directed take their own containers to Fire Station 72 at 5469 Little Richmond Road where they will be assisted by on-duty personnel.
Huber Heights
Huber Heights Interim City Manager David Studebaker on Tuesday estimated about half of the community's 43,000 residents remained without electrical power. He has been told by DP&L that lights should be back on by late Thursday.
The city has 25 to 30 employees out clearing debris and Studebaker said all roads are open in Huber Heights.
An early, raw estimate for the cost of the storm to the city of Huber Heights is $40,000. "The good news for us is that nobody got hurt," Studebaker said. "We mostly had damage to vegetation and the things the vegetation fell on."
Miami County
Covington
In the western Miami County village of Covington, about 50 homes remain without power, Police Chief Lee Harmon said Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Wright Street remains closed due to downed power lines and debris from a vacant building whose roof blew off in the storm, Harmon said. No one was injured in the storm, but it caused a "substantial amount of damage around town."
DP&L crews have been in town and residents are waiting for their return to repair the downed lines. "Due to the volume ... We are waiting just like everyone is," Harmon said.
He said he cannot complain about the DP&L response. "We are being as realistic as we can be. Lots of other people are without power," Harmon said.
Five village street crew workers continue clean up of trees and other debris from the Sunday storm. Harmon said he has no idea how much the clean up will cost the village.
Troy
An estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people remained without power around noon Tuesday, Sept. 16, said Scott Walter, Troy operations superintendent.
The largest outage area is on the city's southeast side, including a section of City Hall on South Market Street and fire stations on the southeast and north sides. Both fire stations are using generators, Troy Fire Chief Chris Boehringer said.
A fire Monday afternoon on Spruce Street in Concord Twp. was blamed on a candle left unattended in a house without power. Boehringer said people who choose to use candles must extinguish them before they leave the residence or go to bed. Those using generators are being reminded to make sure they are ventilated properly.
One street in Troy, Ridge Avenue at West Market Street, remained closed Tuesday because a large tree is down on power lines, awaiting removal by DP&L crews.
Walter said all city crews — around 35 people — in streets, parks, water, sewer, electrical and other departments who can drive a truck or operate a chainsaw are helping with clean-up. The initial work is expected to take two weeks with employees working regular shifts.
Walter said there will be "quite a bit" of overtime costs but he doesn't have a dollar figure yet.
City crews have talked with DP&L representatives about "isolated incidents" and have been assured "they are putting as much resources as possible" into the local clean-up, Walter said.
Boehringer said fire officials have talked with DP&L about priorities, including the Harborside Health Care nursing home, which continues using generators.
Piqua
The city escaped extensive storm damage, Piqua City Manager Fred Enderle said Tuesday.
"The amount of damage wasn't that bad. Certainly, nothing like Troy and other people south of us," he said.
The city runs its own power system and had restored all power by 4 a.m. Monday.
Enderle said the city will incur overtime costs for that response, but he did not yet have cost figures.
City crews will be picking up limbs brought down by the storm through Friday or residents can take them to the city compost facility for disposal at no cost. Those wanting to drop off material are asked to call the street department, 778-2095, to schedule a drop-off time.
Tipp City
In Tipp City, Mo Eichman, Tipp City service director, said the amount of debris and downed trees from Sunday's windstorm was "the most widespread that I have ever seen it in Tipp City."
He has been with the city for more than 20 years.
Power was restored to most of Tipp City by 7 a.m. Monday, Jon Crusey, city manager, said, who added the city owns its power system.
The quick response by crews who work daily in the community, versus a private company operating a system, showed "the huge value in having a municipally owned electric" system, Crusey said in remarks to the City Council on Monday.
The city did not have a cost estimate on the clean-up cost.
Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill managed to get a generator Tuesday, Sept. 16, to power the village water plant, residents are still being asked to conserve water.
Since power went out Sunday, the village had been concerned that water service might have to be discontinued. On Monday night, officials said they had about 40 hours before the water would not be available.
The generator helped ease those concerns until power is restored by Dayton Power and Light Co.
"While not fully restored, residents should be able to do routine tasks involving water usage," the village said in an online update issued Tuesday afternoon.
Residents still are asked to refrain from large water consumption activities such as watering lawns and washing cars.
Greene County
Yellow Springs
Yellow Springs got a lunchtime boost Tuesday, Sept. 16, as power was restored to most of the community at about 12:30 p.m., according village police.
There are some individual properties still without power due to local wire problems, and those will be dealt with one by one.
Yellow Springs police also said all streets are now open and traffic lights are functioning.
Jamestown
Mayor Mark Ferrell said residents can go to the firehouse at East Xenia Avenue for water and sandwiches provided by the American Red Cross.
The village has teamed with the Jamestown Church of Christ, 152 W. Washington St., to use the church property as a place where people can bring fallen or trimmed tree limbs.
Xenia
Xenia reported success on traffic issues Tuesday morning, but the city continues to face significant power outages.
Ken Johnson, public information officer at Xenia's Emergency Operations Center, said rough estimates showed less than 50 percent of the city without power.
Johnson said the outages weren't predictable or centralized in any one area.
"One guy came in and said every house in his neighborhood had power except his," Johnson said.
He said Dayton Power and Light officials call in periodically to check in, but they will only tell city officials that it will take "multiple days" to get all power restored.
All city facilities have power, so residents can reach city departments for help.
Johnson said all Xenia streets are now open, and as of 10:30 a.m., there were only two intersections with traffic lights out. The police and fire departments are back to their normal staffing and reported surprisingly few emergencies.
Johnson said all 30 people on the public service department's maintenance crews are out clearing debris.
Johnson said Xenia's history of dealing with disasters makes it prepared for events like these.
"In Xenia, we're known for our emergency response," Johnson said. "We started working and tracking costs from Hour 1."
He said emergencies have been declared at the city, county and state levels, but for reimbursement purposes, a federal declaration would be more important, and that has not come yet.
Beavercreek
Beavercreek City Engineer Dave Beach estimated late Tuesday morning that 30 percent of the city is still without power after outages from Sunday's windstorm.
Beach said rules requiring newer subdivisions to have their electric transmission lines underground have left those neighborhoods in better shape than many older neighborhoods.
"Modern construction methods certainly have helped," Beach said.
All Beavercreek streets are open, but many traffic lights are out.
Beach said there have been a few accidents at those intersections, but people have generally been "very cooperative" at the temporary four-way stops.
Beach said city street crews were back to normal staffing levels at 8 p.m. Monday after being on-call for more than 24 hours.
He said the city is tracking its storm-related costs but doesn't have a dollar figure as of Tuesday morning. After getting more than $30,000 reimbursed from March's snow emergency, Beach guesses the city might get half that back depending on how the emergency is classified.
But he said there is no guarantee "given the way the state budget is."
Sugarcreek Twp.
Sugarcreek Township officials took a hands-on approach to cleaning up debris from Sunday's windstorm.
Reached by cell phone at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, township Administrator Barry Tiffany responded, "Where do we stand right now? Well, I stand on a roof, helping one of our residents assess damage."
Tiffany said the township had been almost completely without power after the storm, but about 30 percent were back on line Tuesday afternoon. He said most of the Wilmington Pike corridor had power, and the large Kable's Mill subdivision got power back just after 2 p.m. as evidenced by the many alarm systems suddenly going off.
Tiffany said the township was in frequent contact with Dayton Power and Light since Sunday and called the utility's response "exceptional."
"With the widespread damage and this many people without power ... it's not just a matter of splicing and flipping a switch," Tiffany said. "They have to replace whole sections of line."
Township officials said Mount Holly, Fauber and Wilmington-Dayton roads had closures, with the Wilmington incident involving a huge power pole snapped in half.
Tiffany complimented township crews that continued to clean up debris, adding that residents could drop off their debris at the township administration building at 2090 Ferry Road.
He said the township was fortunate things weren't worse given the strength of Sunday's winds. He said there had been no structure fires, in part because the power line breaks had occurred along the roads rather than at the connection to homes.
Bellbrook
Bellbrook fire Chief Scott Hall said Tuesday morning, Sept. 16, that Dayton Power & Light officials say most of the city should get power back in the next two days, although individual cases could take longer.
"We have 264 residences with wire damage reported, and there are only 2,500 households in the city," Hall said. "You can do the math ... that's a lot of people."
Hall said as of late Tuesday morning, about 60 percent of Bellbrook remained without power, with the outages clustered around the city.Little Sugarcreek Road and North West Street were the only roads still blocked, although there will be intermittent blockages in the coming days as power crews take down trees. Traffic lights are functioning, and the city's water is safe for residents to use.
Hall said the city's service and fire departments are still operating at elevated staffing levels, after having all workers on duty Sunday and Monday. Service continues to clear debris, while the fire department is working with people who had special medical needs.
Hall said the fire department is also trying to control open burning in the city. Some residents are setting fire to their downed trees and branches. He said fires larger than 3 feet on a side are illegal in the city. Many residents complained Monday about the smoke from people burning fresh, wet limbs.
Hall said Bellbrook is tracking its expenses during storm cleanup, and despite county and state emergency declarations, he is "absolutely" worried about whether the city will get reimbursed, as there has been no federal declaration yet.
"It's a lot of overtime for our career people, plus there's generator rental," he said. "And with the hurricanes going on, the pie's only going to be so big."
Warren County
Springboro
Workers are cleaning up after a cement block wall and scaffolding erected for construction of the new Springboro City Hall were blown over during the high winds of the storm.
Workers said the damage would delay, by about a week, completion of the new city government center at 320 W. Central Ave. in Springboro. No one was injured.
On Monday, workers were awaiting insurance inspectors to assess the damage.
The wind blew over the scaffolding, which knocked over a wall on the south side of the building facing Central Avenue, a company official said.
Arcanum-based Brumbaugh Construction is to be paid more than $6.8 million to construct a 30,000 square foot building on the site of the former city hall, a law office and car wash.
In September 2009, city staff hopes to move from rented quarters at 425 S. Pioneer Blvd. to the new offices in a complex shared with the library.
Waynesville
For the most part, power has been restored in the village of Waynesville.
Village crews will begin collecting storm debris from the right-of-way areas later this week, officials said.
Residents are asked not to place debris on the street and to avoid blocking sidewalks.
The right-of-way is roughly the six feet of property behind the curb.
Residents are asked to cut branches to shorter than 10 feet long and large tree limbs even shorter.
Crews will collect the largest debris piles last.
Also in Waynesville, the Financial Planning Supervision Commission will meet at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17 and the village council meeting has been rescheduled to 7:30 p.m. the same date. Both meetings take place at the city building at 1400 Lytle Road.
For more information, call (513) 897-8015.
Clearcreek Twp.
Township crews were still trying to clear roadways blocked by trees and power lines. Meanwhile, blockages remained on Dearth Road between Widener and McClean roads, Red Lion-Five Points Road near Crossley Road and Bunnell Hill Road between Ohio 73 and Lower Springboro Road.
Preble County
Preble County Engineer J. Stephen Simmons said Tuesday that Sunday's hurricane-force wind storm hit hardest along the east side of U.S. 127, which runs north and south through Eaton, the county seat.
The good news is, as of 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 15, all township roads in Preble County were open, except two in Gratis Twp. (parts of Greenwood Road and part of Peasant Valley Road) and three in Lanier Twp. due to power lines being down, Simmons said. All village roads and state and county roads are also open, he said.
The bad news is, as of around 10 a.m. Tuesday, "75 percent of Preble County is out of power," Simmons said. Lewisburg, with a population of 2,000, is the only town where most of the town "is up and going" with power, he said.
Only about half of Eaton, population about 10,000, has power. East of U.S. 127 to the Montgomery County line, very few customers have electricity, he said, whereas west of U.S. 127, most do.
Water and sewer is running with electricity from DP&L or back-up generators, he said. Even in the west part of Eaton there are still pockets without electricity, he said.
"I talked to DP&L this morning," he said. They said they were "going to start with their trunk lines first and were then going to go to pockets," he said.
Power might not be on in some places as late as Sunday and Monday, he said. "A lot of people are losing freezers, very expensive meat, but it's better than what they got in Texas," he said, referring to the hurricane damage there.
Eaton Police Chief Philip Romeo said a couple of major trunk lines are down in Eaton. "DP&L is working on circuits," which means if you're on the circuit they're working on, you may get power before someone else nearby, Romeo said. "They're not keeping track of the number of people, but the circuits they're working on," he said.
"We're dead as far as villages, and it's worse out in the county, Simmons said.
Areas that don't have electricity include most of Camden, population 2,500; New Paris, population 2,000; Eldorado, population 500; West Manchester, population 500; Verona, population 300-400; West Alexandria, population close to 2,000; Gratis, population 1,000; West Elkton, population 500; and College Corner, population 500.
Only about 30 percent of Lakengren (lakefront community southwest of Eaton on Ohio 732) has power, he said. "Most of our towns and things do not have power."
Simmons said they had 25 people out working Monday and three crews out Tuesday, Sept. 16, clearing debris out of roadside ditches.
As for cost of the clean up, Simmons said he doesn't have a figure yet, but knows it's "too much."
Darke County
While Darke County was not hit as hard or as long as other counties in the Dayton region, an estimated 10 percent to 15 percent of households remain without power, said June Mong, director for the Darke County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
Power had been restored to New Madison and other places southwest of Greenville by midnight Tuesday, Sept. 16, Mong said.
Outages remained in the vicinity of Ansonia-Elroy and Rossburg-Lightsville roads and around the subdivision of Wayne Lakes southwest of Greenville, Mong said.
Mong hoped to have a better idea of the storms' cost to local communities after a meeting with the mayors of several Darke County municipalities on Thursday.
Greenville Fire Chief Mark Wolf said that while DP&L crews were responsive Sunday evening to some extreme emergencies, such as power lines landing on houses, he has been disappointed in their absence Monday and Tuesday. About 100 homes remain without power, he said.
"We just haven't seen a presence here since Sunday evening," Wolf said.
Shelby County
Power outages are "widespread but spotty," said Marc Burdiss, director of emergency management. Officials are discussing whether to open a shelter given the delays expected in restoring electricity.
"The temperature's great in that nobody's going to overheat and nobody's going to freeze," Burdiss said.
Sidney
Sidney was "relatively unscathed" by the windstorm, said Steve Stilwell, city manager.
He estimated storm-related overtime and contractual costs at $20,000. The city lost power to a raw water pump station, but that power has been restored, Stilwell said.
As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, 275 of Pioneer Electric Cooperative's 16,000 members/consumers in Miami, Shelby and Champaign counties remained without power.
Comments
By mr
November 16, 2008 2:16 PM | Link to this
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By Nikki
September 21, 2008 7:02 PM | Link to this
I agree with Bubba. My mother and father are both DP&L workers. My father is a lineman and has been working 16 hour days with 8 hour rest periods all week. My mother has also been working a substantial amount of overtime as well. I honestly CANNOT believe that there is a single lineman employed by DP&L who has NOT been contacted for overtime work.
By HappyThisIsAllThatHappened
September 21, 2008 1:04 PM | Link to this
I think we are all lucky to be alive and have houses to live in. For all those who are crying about not having power, pull your heads from your a** and think about those who have nothing but the shirt on their backs. So what we have a live a little while without lights and God forbid we miss our favorite shows. Take this time to be greatful for what you do have and spend time with your family. Pull out those dusty board games and card decks…and no I havent had power for a week. Be thankful!
By janedoe
September 19, 2008 9:51 PM | Link to this
Even though some people still don’t have power, we should all be thankful that we have our health & loved ones…people that suffered though Katrina & Ike weren’t as lucky as us. Things could be alot worse.
By Bubba
September 19, 2008 8:44 PM | Link to this
Linda, I do not believe that there one DP&L lineman that hasn’t worked overtime this week. I am tired of everybody putting down the workers of DP&L who are doing their jobs and then some. Quit your crying because you don’t have power. I don’t have power and I am dealing with it. I lost everything in my fridge and I have taken cold showers. When I get my bill I will pay it as usual. I know them guys are doing their best and that is all that I am asking.
By Michelle
September 19, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this
Seems like everyone is fustrated, except the ones who now have power. I am glad they have it back on, but don’t get upset and the ones who are “venting” because they do not have power. It is very hard in this modern world to survive without it. Luckily, I have a husband who is a survivor and is always prepared! I am lucky in the aspect, but I wish I had HOT WATER! Oh well, that is the breaks! I hope the ones who really need it, get it on first. Someone always has it worse!
By Debi
September 19, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this
Any word on Harrison Township>
By J
September 19, 2008 4:22 PM | Link to this
I saw 3 bucket trucks following a DP&L pickup truck driving on Wilminton Pike in Centerville last night. Today I saw 3 of the Asplundh trucks in my neiborhood. I have seen a few other bucket trucks driving around earlier in the week too.
By anna
September 19, 2008 4:13 PM | Link to this
I live between Shoup Mill Rd and Frederick Pike in Foxton Apts. Still no power. Going on day 6. Has anyone seen anything that looks like a utility truck?
By Far Hills
September 19, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this
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By eddie
September 19, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this
Heard this third-hand but from what I consider a reliable source. A DP&L executive lives in Yankee Trace and his power was back on in 1 hour. I live in Red Coach (Marshall and Whipp) and have not had power since 2:13PM Sunday. My wife works part time is is home during the day and has not seen a DP&L truck all week anywhere. DP&L can come help my kids with their homework by candlelight. This is getting to be ridiculous.
By Jack
September 19, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
Wow! The whinning and crying is deafening. You all should win a prize for the most prolific bitching in America. People who are mildly inconvenienced just can’t wait to blame somebody!
Grow up, Shut Up, and deal with it!
By Far Hills
September 19, 2008 3:28 PM | Link to this
Anyone in Kettering that has actually spotted a repair crew? I haven’t seen one since this begin. I’m also at 120+ hours now. DP&L website is shamefully out of touch and out of date compared to Duke and American Electric. They don’t even have accounts for their customers to access their account information. Hell even the water department has surpassed them, and they were always the most stone age like out of the all the utilities. I hope DP&L is so arrogant that they do not learn from this.
By Lea
September 19, 2008 3:13 PM | Link to this
Interesting that DP&L says they are now working at the individual street level, yet no one has seen anyone. Also when asked DP&L can’t tell you where their people are. One home that DID receive a visit was told that since their meter was damaged they had to call a contractor to repair the meter before DP&L would even try. They’re so worried about getting paid that they are willing to inconvenience their customers. I agree with Leelee, let’s petition AEP. Or someone, I don’t care who.
By Kevin J
September 19, 2008 2:54 PM | Link to this
120hrs without electric. Located off of Mad River Rd. near Dayton Mall.
All other streets have had electric since Monday 7:30pm. There is one circuit down in the whole neighborhood, 95 homes.
No utility trucks seen. Many retirees keeping a lookout for them. 1,000 working the DPL service area. Yet no one can find a utility truck.
DPL’s emergency reponse has been terrible. If this had occured in January we would have a serious life threatening situation.
By marie
September 19, 2008 2:45 PM | Link to this
I live in Kettering on S Patterson Blvd. Lights have been off since Sunday 2:00pm. Tuesday eveing power restored on both sides of me and across the street. My complex still in the dark. Tried to call DP&L to talk to a rep. After the option to hold for a cust rep it disconnects you.
By Linda
September 19, 2008 2:37 PM | Link to this
Bubba, I said “not all”. I didn’t mean that no DP&L workers were out on the long hauls. I just stated “the Fact” that there is at least one who has not been called on for overtime. I only stated what I know and I stand by it
By Leelee
September 19, 2008 2:35 PM | Link to this
FYI to those who have seen no DP&L trucks. Neither have I, but this morning on 444 in Fairborn there were 4 Toledo Edison trucks going into a neighborhood. Sent their management a thank you email. At least they’re doing something - and they’re not even “ours”!
I agree, let’s petition AEP. Or someone!!!
By Lola
September 19, 2008 2:31 PM | Link to this
Day 6 and counting… I found out this morning that Duke has a nice idea of calling the customers to let them know when the power will be on in their neighborhood. I know if your phone is out this might not be helpful, but they do take alternate numbers. Also, Duke’s website shows where the outages are, and updates once power is restored. Dinosaur Power & Light needs to get a updated website that is customer friendly! This “sometime by Sunday” is so generic, and is getting old!
By a
September 19, 2008 2:30 PM | Link to this
Is it me or does it seem like there are 5 people complaining about Oakwood to 1 complainer from anywhere else? I am sure there are trucks there, and if they aren’t, why do you think DP&L should concentrate on Oakwood first? They’ve said all along that they are concentrating on repairs affecting more people first, maybe all your problems in Oakwood are individual problems. Or problems that only affect a small amount of people.
By Bubba
September 19, 2008 2:21 PM | Link to this
Linda, I have to disagree with your comment about the DP&L workers not working overtime is flat out wrong. My father is a DP&L worker and he has worked over everyday this week. He even worked 24 hours on Sunday evening. He isn’t even a lineman. So next time you want to make a comment make sure you have all of your facts straight.
By Linda
September 19, 2008 2:17 PM | Link to this
I ran out of room and have more to say about DP&L. Alot of this delay in restoring power is due to DP&L’s neglect. In my area, the tree trimmers had massive amounts of limbs (healthy, unbroken ones) to trim before power could be restored. The trimmers told me that DP&L was very lax in keeping the trees out of the power lines, I agree. They used to do it periodically, haven’t done it for years. Many of us would never have lost power in the first place if DP&L had been doing their job all along.
By centerville_eddie
September 19, 2008 2:13 PM | Link to this
Given I heard this third hand, but from who I would call a reliable source; the CEO or another high ranking DP&L officer lives in Yankee Trace, his power was only off an hour. Per the Centerville City Manager the other day on this site, Yankee Trace was heavily damaged. Sorry, but I have not had power since Sunday at 2:13PM, he could come over and help my kids with their homework by candlelight while we eat Taco Bell. I know people have it worse in TX, but this is getting ridiculous.
By Linda
September 19, 2008 2:03 PM | Link to this
I think the crews that are working are trying to do their best. They are entitled to breaks, like everyone else. I do however have an issue with DP&L implying that their crews are working 16 hour days on a rotating basis. The crews that are working those long hours aren’t DP&L employees, at least not all are. I know a guy who is a lineworker for DP&L. He hasn’t worked overtime this week (as of 2 days ago. DP&L didn’t even call him in on Sunday. I guess they don’t want to pay the overtime wages.
By dplstinks
September 19, 2008 1:57 PM | Link to this
no DP&L trucks spotted in Oakwood for 6 days. Try calling DP&L customer support (or no customer support) and sit on the line waiting for an operator forver an 1 hour and have to hang up since the battery runs out on the cell phone. DP&L needs serious competition since they treat their clients like garbage. I wonder if Ms Weaver and their high paid CXO’s have power!
By Kelly
September 19, 2008 1:30 PM | Link to this
The clean up in my Dayton neighborhood has been fine. The trees branches that were downed have been picked up and removed several days ago. Just waiting on DP&L to decide that our working class neighborhood is worthy of a little attention. No trucks at all, even though DP&L says that they have sent trucks out the last 2 days. I would like an honest answer but can’t get one from them. With no obvious reason for a lack of power it gets frustrating! DP&L Please Send Help Today !!!!!!!!
By zima
September 19, 2008 1:26 PM | Link to this
Any information on Lawrenceville? I still can’t get thru by telephone?
By Publius
September 19, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this
As you people must constantly be reminded, welfare does not exist in Ohio in the Ronald Reagan fairy tale sense. Direct cash handouts to adults were abolished years ago by your Republican legislature. So quit complaining about something that doesn’t exist, already.
By Clearcreek Twp resident
September 19, 2008 11:23 AM | Link to this
I live in Clearcreek Twp near Rt 48/Rt 73 in a neighborhood and have been without power since early Sunday afternoon. The front of our neighborhood has had power restored since 6:00AM Monday, but the back 1/3 is still in the dark. All of our utilities are underground, so trees on lines or broken poles are not the issue within the neigborhood. No news from DP&L is frustrating - they need to step up and communicate!
By Terry
September 19, 2008 9:21 AM | Link to this
My family lives in Dayton, Hearthstone area; this is a quite neighborhood with elderly and young families. We have been without power since 3:30 Sunday. Our children have been staying with grandparents that do have power, and the wife and I have had fires outside for the last 4 nights. Immaculate has not had school all this week, and that is insane. We have not seen a DP&L Truck at all, what I did see was a young couple with Kevlar on, and packing on both sides walking down our road, has any one else seen any of this, in your neighborhood?
By Jack
September 19, 2008 8:31 AM | Link to this
To ThePlainTruth: You really should educate yourself a little. Clinton refused to sing an ANWAR drilling bill 10 years ago. Pelosi refuses to allow a vote on drilling now. Dems have prevented drilling for 30 years.
The dems forced lending institution to create the sub-prime market by creating the false charge of “Red Lining”. Read the “Mortgage Parity Act of 1982”. The dems political correctness caused this problem.
By Jeffrey
September 19, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this
DP&L is a joke. they haven’t got a clue. They have no idea who doesn’t have power, how many don’t have power, or when they will get power to anywhere. This is the worst run power company I have ever had to deal with.
By cindy
September 19, 2008 7:00 AM | Link to this
Someone asked about Huber Heights..I know that a couple of pockets did not lose power at all. I’ve been out since 4:00 Sunday. Most of my friends have had theirs restored. We still have one school that is out. I know that everyone is frustrated, but I find it kind of peaceful. I lost about $1,000 worth of food, but no one is hurt, no real damage to the house. Thanks to the DP&L and all utility workers that are working tirelessly to get us back up.
By LL
September 19, 2008 1:15 AM | Link to this
From all that I have seen and heard, I believe that DP&L Officials were Not prepared for Any emergency of this type - shame on them !
Shame on Gov. Ted Strickland for Not being more concerned for His State !!
It is a huge Mess out there, and a Lot of Work, but -
Hooray for the DP&L Workers and for those Workers who were called back from Texas, and for those who came from IN to help us — Thank You !!
We have Many Senior Citizens who lived in the dark for many days, hoping to not fall
By LL
September 19, 2008 12:58 AM | Link to this
I believe the Question was = Are You satisified with the Clean-up, etc ?
So - in answering That Question, No, I am Not satisfied with the cleanup - there has been almost none, and I live in the Kettering/Oakwood area. Was out walking to do errands at the few places that were open, and what a shame that our street Departments have not been working like crazy, and the DP&L workers Have !
Adding ==
By Jeff
September 18, 2008 11:01 PM | Link to this
Have we learn a valuable lesson from the power outage? Are we ready to take care of ourselves or help our neighbors in case of a natural disaster or God forbid a terrorist attach. Did 911 teach us nothing. Be prepared and take responsibility for yourself when these events occur. Food for thought.
By testedin dty
September 18, 2008 10:48 PM | Link to this
well going into friday and I still don’t have power. i don’t care if people think I am begging or not, my husband and I work hard to keep our bills paid and our kids bellies full and give them evrything they need, why shouldnt I be reimbursed for all the food I lost. not to mention i work from home and have been without work all week, so there goes next week’s pay. yes I am grateful to still have my life, and my kids but come on…do you know how much this has set people back, lost a weeks worth
By BG
September 18, 2008 10:46 PM | Link to this
No - The first focus should be removing dangerous situations like the one at the intersection of Runnymede and Thornhill. A lot of us are without power, but kids walking to school around grounded power lines is un acceptable. It’s been since Sunday and all that has been done is a closed road sign placed by the city of Oakwood. Is it going to take a kid injured to get someone to take care of this situation?
By BeThankfulNotGreedy
September 18, 2008 9:34 PM | Link to this
Why is everyone complaining? Alot of families lost electricity not just YOU. You think once it it went off it was going to take 15 seconds and DP&L would turn it back on? It is impossible. Alot of people lost electricity. So you lost some food. Be thankful you didn’t lose your life or a love one. So stop complaining and get hands out of the money begging postition and praise your god for your life! And be patient your electric will be on and you can run every light in the house!
By LMAO
September 18, 2008 8:16 PM | Link to this
Funny- Hubertuckey hasn’t been mentioned at all. Plenty of us without power still. My neighbor has an arcing power line in their yard and they were told it could still be days. WOW! That’s safe.
As far as class discrimination- 3 of my bosses are rich doctors in Kettering and Oakwood. Two are still without power and one just got it yesterday. Mother Nature doesn’t discriminate. We all got nailed.
Take reponsibility for your life people! It is not the government’s job to save you!
By John from Shiloh
September 18, 2008 6:03 PM | Link to this
Any word yet on Harrison Township in Montgomery County? I see updates on lots of places in Montgomery County, but none for the place where the hub of countywide law enforcement lies.
By dawn
September 18, 2008 6:02 PM | Link to this
well, i work at the preble county post office, we had no power for 2 days, still had to deliver the mail, remember the mail must always go! we used flash lights, and did the best we could. the route that i work on is out at the lakengren lake, a private lake, those poor people, no power, generators running everywhere, today was the first day i saw the first dpl truck out there! bless them, i checked on my elderly customers, the neighbors are being good to them, running extension cords to them
By Dixie Lady
September 18, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this
Yeah! Finally got power back this morning in New Lebanon in our neighborhood. The DP&L line guys I feel sorry for- The DP&L management that reduced the workers several years back are the ones that should be held accountable. All the ones siding for DP&L management obviously either own stock in DP&L or are the management. DP&L got it’s hands slapped for the big buy out of the CEO. Who wants to bet we get any credit on our bills for days we went without power?
By DaBizz
September 18, 2008 4:50 PM | Link to this
I agree Sherry!
By DaBizz
September 18, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
I just want to say thanks to all the men and women working LONG days to help get us all back up and running… I still don’t have power, but I know there is still a lot out there to be done. THANK YOU to the many people that are working hard to get me back into the 21st Century. A special thanks to all the crews that have come over to help from other states too - very nice to see you all here!
By Sherry
September 18, 2008 4:40 PM | Link to this
Many of the posts are just shameful. So much anger and resentment and entitlement. It’s “road rage in print.” Focus on finding solutions. Take control of your life within the circumstances you have. I don’t have power either. I don’t like it. I’m struggling with moodiness in the family too. But it gets us nowhere. Just makes us look bad. It could be zero degrees, getting dark at 5pm and there could be a foot of snow to go with it.
By Julie
September 18, 2008 4:25 PM | Link to this
Dav’s Mom,
Have you ever heard of sarcasm? If you knew what it was then you would know that I was applying it in my comment. Go have yourself some warm lemonade, feed the hungry children, turn out your lights and make some sweet, sweet luuuuuuuuv!
By Dav's Mom
September 18, 2008 4:07 PM | Link to this
Julie - HUNGRY CHILDREN: When children are hungry, they don’t really care how it came, just so it came! AILING ELDERLY: One day you just might get there, then have someone call you a lazy SOB! 90%: Sounds to me like a number made up out of frustration! Lemonaid: Conserve energy baby! Try it in the dark and leave something to the imagination. You just might like it!!! I believe you are in a darker environment than those left by Ike!!!
By Julie
September 18, 2008 4:00 PM | Link to this
I’ve noticed that too Adam. Both my bosses (who are making the big $$$) had their power restored on Monday. The office peons (like me) are still without power. Coincidence?…..I think not!
By Adam
September 18, 2008 3:53 PM | Link to this
Maybe it is just me and my community, but the houses that are getting power restored the fastest are the nice houses with money, thos of us in starter homes (young couples with young children and the elderly on fixed incomes) seem to not be on the radar of the power company. What is ironic is that the people that NEED the power the most are the ones that are not getting it. I wonder if the power companies are knowingly singling out the elderly who need the power the most.
By Julie
September 18, 2008 3:51 PM | Link to this
Dav’s Mom, I don’t know too many children that do work, dang child labor laws! Most elderly people I know that don’t work usually don’t work because they are retired…lazy SOB’s. And lemonade would be good with some ice…..wait, there is no ice because the freezer is dead. And people actually make love in the dark??!! Fascinating! I usually turn on every light in the house.
By Stephanie
September 18, 2008 3:40 PM | Link to this
Ok maybe not the same plat but close I live on Idlewood but no I don’t go to either one of those places. I don’t get out too much with being a single mom and all. The only time I get out is to Taggarts to watch football. I guess I will get a good meal Sunday lol
By Squirrelly
September 18, 2008 3:36 PM | Link to this
Stephanie, I live on Sheller, where do you live? I would love to get drunk this weekend—do you like Dizzy’s or Sports? 1 yager and 1 beer, please! Someone will need to commit me if I have to wait till this weekend or even Tuesday to get my power back on!
By Squirrelly
September 18, 2008 3:31 PM | Link to this
I have been calling and reporting my outage every day. Finally, yesterday it confirmed my address and asked if I wanted a call back, and I said yes. I called again this afternoon because they didn’t call me, and said I would get a call back in 18-21 minutes, which I didn’t. About 1 1/2 hours later, I got a call back from yesterday. Lady was nice, but basically told me that I was 1 of 4 units that didn’t have power back on my street, and it could even be Tuesday before I get my power back on!
By sentinel
September 18, 2008 3:23 PM | Link to this
Dav’s mom…did you see the news clip? Looked all able bodied adults standing in line to me.
By Dav's Mom
September 18, 2008 3:16 PM | Link to this
When my friends and family went through the ice storm in Pennsylvania, they threw out food also. Some were allowed to claim it on thier home insurance - depending on how much food they had lost. Check it out! Praying for all hurricain and wind storm victims. This, too, shall pass!
By DP&LSightings
September 18, 2008 3:13 PM | Link to this
ATTN: JACK TIME WARNER WAS SPOTTED YESTERDAY/LAST NIGHT IN CLAYTON
By NIKKI
September 18, 2008 3:12 PM | Link to this
DAVS MOM- I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME OUT THERE WHO DESERVE THIS I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT MAKES THEM ANYMORE DESERVING THAN ME. AND 90% OF THOSE ON WELFARE ARE JUST THOSE THAT ARE TO LAZY TO GET OFF THEIR A*S AND GET A JOB.
By Mary
September 18, 2008 3:08 PM | Link to this
I live in Troy ohio, and my power has been out since Sunday around 4pm and as of right now thurs. at 3pm it is still out. I feel sorry for the DP&L crews, I know they are working hard, the only thing I would ask is to give us an estimated time, if you can, as to when we should have power, but if we think this is bad, just think how bad it was for the actual hurricane victims. I will continue to wait patiently. I just threw out a freezer and fridge worth of food, and that hurts.
By ME
September 18, 2008 3:06 PM | Link to this
I refuse to believe that people in America don’t have a choice where to live. If you choose to live on the coast, it is beautiful scenery, but you must face the consequences of that choice. I chose Ohio, expressly for the reason I didn’t want to deal with hurricanes. I suppose if we had a volcanic eruption you would tell me to quit being upset and be grateful that we weren’t having a flood. Both are just as unexpected and impossible to prepare for when you are denied information.
By Dav's Mom
September 18, 2008 3:04 PM | Link to this
Nikki- Some of the people who don’t work or pay for their food ARE CHILDREN and AILING SENIOR CITIZENS!!! Make lemonaid - MAKE LOVE IN THE DARK!!! Remember how???
By Debi
September 18, 2008 2:59 PM | Link to this
why do you never mention Harrison Township? We’re still in the dark
By Debi
September 18, 2008 2:5