Residents in Lakewood are facing a growing concern as multiple power outages threaten their ability to stay warm during a cold week. Despite assurances from First Energy that they are working to resolve the issue, residents are anxious about the frequency and duration of the outages.
Heat is important during a week with temperatures below freezing. But after multiple outages in Lakewood , residents fear losing the power needed to keep their homes warm, even though First Energy says it is working to fix the problem.Every day, Cheyenne Burke worries her power will go out again, this time staying out longer than before.
“Oh, the past month, I would say, almost 10 time, like I said, a couple a week at this point,” Burke continued, “Like, who's going to help us out when, you know, we are freezing in our homes.”Burke has lived in Lakewood her entire life, but never has losing power been such a constant issue, affecting her work, her daughter, and her peace of mind.“We're all just kind of nervous. I think we're all just kind of living on edge a little bit, you know what I mean? I’m just kind of like how waiting for it to go out again,” said Burke.Lakewood Council Member Cindy Strebig has experienced the outages, too and has gotten multiple calls from residents about them.“Yeah, they're concerned. People are concerned, you know, especially folks that are seniors, are that are responsible for seniors,” said Strebig.She says she contacted First Energy the first time it occurred in December, and it appeared to be a one-off. But now, after multiple outages, she and the city mayor are searching for answers.“Now it's not a one-off anymore. There's something going on, so we're asking more questions,” said Stebig.First Energy tells News 5 that outages in the southern part of Lakewood have impacted more than 1,000 residents. The company states that, aside from August, when historic tornadoes impacted the power, there were four separate incidents:• Dec. 10: The outage lasted three hours due to equipment issues.• Dec. 29: The outage lasted seven minutes due to wind and snow.• Jan. 4: The outage lasted 15 minutes due to equipment issues.• Jan. 7: The outage lasted 50 minutes due to equipment issue
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