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The Libertarian
Citizen
Username: Local_1_crew
Post Number: 600
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Monday, March 14, 2005 - 11:35 pm: |     |
there are a number of streetlights on my street and not one of them is working. my street is like a bottomless pit of darkness. it has been like this for a long time. who do i contact to get this fixed? |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 457
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 12:19 am: | |
I think that, as a libertarian, you do it yourself, rather than ask the authorities for help.
(Actually, I think you call PSE&G...I need to call again since they never came and relit mine after plowed snow jostled it off)
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susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 458
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 12:20 am: | |
Mea culpa, I'm thinking South Orange gaslamps...for Maplewood electrics, I've no clue what the protocol is.
(too late at night if I can't remember which board I'm on) |
r2boy
Supporter
Username: R2boy
Post Number: 214
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 6:30 am: | |
Each streetlight has a metal plate on the pole with a number on it.Call PSE&G and tell them the number and location of the light.They usually send a truck at night to fix it.Good luck.. |
mrmaplewood
Citizen
Username: Mrmaplewood
Post Number: 165
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 1:24 pm: | |
Many years ago the police department asked to be notified. Any time I notified them of a light being out it was fixed fast. Give them a call at 763-1234. |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 5164
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 - 4:29 pm: | |
Mr. Maplewood: That was the pre-911 emergency number for the Maplewood Police Department. I don't think it has been an active number for years.
Maplewood Police Department's non-emergency number is now 973-762-3400. |
eb1154
Citizen
Username: Eb1154
Post Number: 370
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 16, 2005 - 7:05 pm: | |
mrmaplewood is correct in that the police will get a much quicker response and they do make these calls for you.
Joan, the 762-1234 number still connects you to the police dispatcher. |
Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 5174
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 4:16 pm: | |
Thanks. Is it still considered to be an emergency (alternative to 911) number or should it be used for non-emergency situations such as malfunctioning street lights? |
eb1154
Citizen
Username: Eb1154
Post Number: 372
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 17, 2005 - 5:40 pm: | |
I guess it would be considered an alternative being that a dispatcher answers the phone. But you should always use 911 for an emergency. If your calls comes in on the 911 line they assume it is an emergency. If your call comes in on the 762-1234 line they ask if it is an emergency first, or they will answer and tell you to please hold. |
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