Amherst Mayor Mark Costilow announced plans for a city-wide power outage that will begin at 7:30 a.m., Jan. 28. The disruption in service is expected to last no more than 15 minutes, Costilow said. The outage is part of a project involving the completed reconstruction of the Amherst No. 2 Substation, renamed the Woodings Substation, […]
Residents who rely on the city of Amherst for electricity are voicing concerns about the scheduled power outage Dec. 13.
Russ Stone,of North Ridge Road in Amherst Township, said in a letter to Amherst Mayor Mark Costilow that he was upset to hear about the planned outage. By shutting off our electric power, our furnace will not work, and it s cold this time of year, none of our sump pumps and sanitary pumps will work, and our refrigerators and home freezers will shut off, Stone wrote.
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Costilow said about 7,000 residents in the Amherst area rely on the city to provide electric services and will experience an outage starting at 9 a.m. and running about two hours.