Town Manager Phil Swanson looks over road damage map with Village Trustees Candace Coburn and Eric Nesbitt
This just in at 10:38am: Have heard that West Woodstock has water! It’s been turned back on. Excellent News!
Woodstock Emergency Services and the Town of Woodstock are creating a plan to provide bathrooms and drinking water for those without water in Woodstock Village. Tropical Storm Irene took out a water main and residents have been without water pressure since late Sunday.
Emergency officials , including Emgency Services Direcotor and Fire Chief L.D. Sutherland, Jr. met with the Town Manager Phil Swanson and Village Trustees just an hour ago (10am) to review local damage and to start preparations for providing “services” to Villagers:
1. Port-a-Potties are being brought in and placed on the Village Green.
2. Drinking water is available NOW at the Town Garage. However that drinking is located in West Woodstock. That’s obviously not easy to get to for many.
3. Authorities are figuring out a way to get drinking water to a more accessible location in town either at the Town Hall or another convenient location.
4. The Town of Woodstock is actually not “in control” of the water situation as it is handled by the private for-profit organization known as Woodstock Aqueduct. Town Manager Phil Swanson says the Town is working with Woodstock Aqueduct to resolve the water issues, track down the break and restore water services.
However, it sounds as if it may be a LOONG few days ahead.
Other items of note:
A Woodstock Trustee informs us that the Woodstock Inn is sending guests home. Without water and with a flooded basement (which is where much of the “guts” of the hotel operation is located), the Inn cannot provide service to its current occupants.
Julia Carlisle
Woodstock Early Bird 