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WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. From the Mayor’s Office. October 30,2012:

DUE TO CONTINUED HAZARDS, ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO STAY OFF THE ROADS UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING.

City of White Plains government offices are open for business today.

Garbage is being collected. The Sanitation Department is collecting as per the normal pick up schedule. However, given the number of downed trees and wires some streets may be inaccessible to the sanitation trucks. Every effort will be made to collect garbage and recyclables according to the normal schedule and to reach all residents.

Numerous streets across the City are blocked because of fallen trees and tree limbs. The Department of Public Works has moved 150 – 200 downed trees of various sizes to the road side. Clearing of those trees will begin today.  To report a downed tree or tree limb that is blocking the street, call 422-1202.

Downed trees with wires cannot be moved until Con Edison has given the City the OK. Residents are advised to stay away from fallen wires and to treat all downed wire as live until informed otherwise. Te report a downed electrical wire, call the Department of Public Safety at 422-6111.

Trees that fall onto private property cannot be removed by the City of White Plains. Homeowners should contact their insurance company and arrange for a tree removal service.

Please report power outages and check service restoration status with Con Edison by calling 1-800-75-CONED or www.coned.com.

The City of White Plains has opened a shelter for White Plains residents at Post Road Elementary School, located at 175 West Post Road. Please enter the school from the Soundview Avenue entrance.

City residents may park vehicles in two City garages without charge overnight until Wednesday morning, October 31 at 8:00 AM in either the Hamilton-Main or Chester-Maple Garages. All other garages, parking lots and on-street parking will be under normal enforcement rules.

City of White Plains STORM HOTLINE information 422-5150; Spanish speaking 422-5160.

WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. October 30,2012:

Mayor Tom Roach of White Plains is in the process of updating residents with a recorded announcement, received at 12:10 this afternoon.

The Mayor reports the newest Con Edison count of White Plains customers without power is 11,892 — more than half of all Con Ed customers in the city, and the Mayor notes that half of Westchester County Con Ed customers are without power.

The Mayor said Renaissance Plaza, Hamilton Avenue and Main Street in the center of the downtown are closed due to falling debris from  the 5 Rennaissance Plaza tower/  The closures  may be  impeding crosstown traffic on Main Street and Hamilton.

He asked residents to stay off the streets, and that so far there have been no fatalities or injuries to persons in the city as a result of the storm, “and we want to keep it that way.”

The Mayor said the Post Road school is open as a shelter, where there are cots and food available, entry is from the Sterling Avenue side.

For updates,  the Mayor encouraged residents to call 422-5150. He asked residents to remain in their homes, that city hall has had reports of trees still falling around town and conditions remain dangerous. He said de-energized wires could become re-energized and urged caution.

Karen Pasquale  Assistant to the Mayor issued this statement to WPCNR: “There are road blockages and impairments across the City. Every neighborhood in the City has felt the impacts of this storm. “

Paula Piekos who has been driving around the southern part of town reports that as of 12-30 P.M. there appear to be no traffic signals functioning above Rosedale Avenue on up Mamaroneck Avenue. She reports  Rosedale is closed at Mamaroneck Avenue and at North Street.  Ridgeway is closed between Old Mamaroneck Road and  Mamaroneck, and Gedney Way is closed between Old Mamaroneck Road and Mamaroneck Avenue. Driving down Homeside Lane to Sammis Lane to return to the Rocky Dell area, she observed devasting tree damage to homes and property.