Pavia Says Storm Went Easy on Stamford

STAMFORD, Conn. ? Mayor Michael Pavia said Stamford was lucky to have only 4 percent of its electricity customers without power as of Monday afternoon. 

“Stamford was fortunate to be in better condition than most,” Pavia said, comparing the city’s damage to that of other Connecticut towns during a Monday press conference. He added that he expected to see the number of outages drop drastically by Monday night.

He credited the city’s emergency planning for Stamford ability to handle the storm with as few problems as it did. He added that during his two-year tenure as mayor he has now had three opportunities to handle hazardous weather. The others were Hurricane Irene and the wind storm of March 2010, he said.

About 4 to 5 inches of snow hit Stamford, and with leaves still on trees many limbs were not able to hold the additional weight and fell, Ernie Orgera, director of the Office of Public Works, said. The falling branches brought down wires throughout the city, he said.

“It was quite a bit of damage,” Orgera said.

The city’s website also warned trick-or-treaters to avoid insufficiently lit areas and places where there are downed trees or wires and to be for icy streets and walkways.

Click here to see a complete list of Halloween safety tips the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

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