Another snow storm, so….another reminder:

Dear Residents,

Another snow storm, so….another reminder:

• No garbage pickup tomorrow, Monday. 

• The snow-clearing contractor tells us they are “ready to go!” 

• Village Club:

  • The guard gate at the Club is being lowered to prevent access. 

  • No sledding

• Some general weather and power rules and info to be aware of. 

  • In the event of a power outage: 

  • Please do NOT call the police to report or ask for updates on outages. They cannot assist 

  • To report downed wires or power outages 

    • via telephone, call PSEG Long Island’s Electric Service line at 1-800-490-0075. 

    • to utilize MyAlerts, PSEG Long Island’s text message service, have your account number available and text REG to PSEGLI (773454). Once registered, report power outages by texting “OUT” to PSEGLI (773454). 

  • You can check for outage updates using the outage map at https://www.psegliny.com/c.cfm/Outage 

  • Because of the low density of Sands Point, it is not unusual for us to receive lower priority than in more densely populated areas. 

  • We, the Village, will press them, nonetheless. 

• DOWNED WIRES should be considered “live.” 

  • Do not approach or drive over a downed line, and do not touch anything it might be in contact with. 

  • You SHOULD call our police at 516-883-3100 to report a downed line 

• DOWNED TREES 

  • Please report downed trees that are IMPEDING TRAFFIC to our police. 

  • Please note that all tree removals require a permit. 

  • During this snow emergency, if an emergency tree removal is necessary, call our police, who will come to document and authorize the removal. 

  • Removing trees without a permit is a violation ofthe  Village Code. 

  • ALL TREE REMOVAL COMPANIES MUST HAVE A LICENSE WITH THE VILLAGE. 

That is all for now. 

Mayor Peter A. Forman