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 Seattle City Light
News Release |
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Seattle City Light workers leaf neighborhoods |
For Immediate Release:
12/16/2006 4:30:00 PM |
For More Information Contact:
Power Outage Hotline – (206) 684-7400
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Seattle City Light workers leaf neighborhoods
Seattle - Seattle City Light workers are leafleting neighborhoods where power is out and likely will remain out for the next 24 hours. With predictions of very cold weather tonight and the possibility of snow, the City is taking the extraordinary steps of letting utility customers know what to do if their power remains out.
City Light employees will deliver flyers up to 7:00 P.M. and they will be wearing safety vests, hard hats, and to have their City Light ID visible. Flyers will be delivered to homes that clearly do not have power.
The following locations are being targeted:
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East |
South |
West |
| SW Barton St |
35 th Ave SW |
SW 107th St |
Puget Sound |
| S Trenton |
4th Ave S |
S Barton St |
2nd Ave S |
| SW 163rd |
8th Ave SW |
SW 176th |
Puget Sound |
| SW 165th St |
28th Ave SW |
SW 171st St |
Three Tree Point |
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Shelter Locations include the following:
Bitter Lake Community Center
13035 Linden Avenue North |
Phone: 206 684-7524 |
Delridge Community Center
4501 Delridge Way S.W. |
Phone: 206 684-7423 |
Rainier Community Center
4600 38th Ave. South |
Phone: 206 386-1919 |
Southwest Community Center
2801 SW Thistle |
Phone: 206 684-7438 |
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The City also continues to coordinate with community agencies to provide additional shelter for homeless persons. Additional shelter capacity is available at City Hall (600 Fifth Avenue) and the Frye Hotel (1425 4th Avenue) as well as at the Compass Center (77 South Washington Street). Referrals to these shelters are coordinated through Operation Nightwatch. We are pleased to note that no person was turned away from shelter the last two nights.
Neighbors helping neighbors can call the following numbers for more information or assistance:
To report an outage or to hear outage locations
(206) 684-7400
To find locations or emergency shelter or to report downed powerlines
(206) 684-3000
To report an elderly, frail or ill neighbor who needs emergency assistance
2-1-1 or 1-866-4 CRISIS 1-866-427-4747
To report a life-threatening emergency
9-1-1
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Seattle City Light is a publicly owned utility dedicated to exceeding our customers' expectations in producing and delivering low cost, reliable power in an environmentally responsible and safe way. We are committed to delivering the best customer service experience of any utility in the nation.
Seattle City Light
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Customer Service
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