Residents should be aware of the tremendous effort by Kings Point village officials and the entire government team to restore the area from the effects of Sandy and the nor’easter soon after. Employees worked around the clock to do everything possible to ease the difficulties endured by the entire community, despite losing heat and electric in their own homes and struggling with blocked streets and long gas lines.
The performances of the village highway and police departments are to be particularly commended. Road crews worked quickly and tirelessly to clear every street in the village in the aftermath of Sandy and again after the nor’easter brought four inches of snow. The police department worked long hours to secure the area and were kept on standby, so they could respond to calls within minutes.
I was personally in touch with LIPA multiple times a day to insist on a faster response time and ask that more crews be dispatched to Kings Point. It was apparent early on that LIPA was not properly prepared for this type of event, as information from management was sketchy and progress was slow. While electricity is virtually fully restored, I intend to press those at the top to make sure we do not endure such poor treatment again. Additionally, I will push LIPA more than ever to make improvements to the electric infrastructure in our village, to help mitigate outages in the future.
I was also in continual contact with the Town of North Hempstead’s Office of Emergency Management, county officials and the mayors of surrounding villages to stay abreast of storm restoration efforts.
Residents were sent automated phone messages and emails that provided current updates. If you did not receive them, please call Kings Point Village Hall to register a phone number or email address. Anyone still without power should contact the village, so we can offer assistance.
Michael Kalnick
Mayor, Village of Kings Point
