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Coronavirus/Hurricane Update-Road Opening/Power Restoration, Cable & Cell Service & Detailed Case Data

Posted on: August 6, 2020 - 9:19pm

August 6th – Call with Governor and Eversource Incident Commander for CT  On this evening’s call, the Governor began with an optimistic tone as he shared stats on power restoration.  The tone of the call immediately changed, as other first selectman and I expressed anger and frustration with Eversource’s non response to safety issues, their lack of communication and overall poor handling of the emergency.  I spoke about the number of Wilton landlocked roads, which historically were first priority, but now have largely been ignored by Eversource.  Every first selectman voiced the same issue within their community.  The meeting ended with a frustrated Governor telling the beaten up Eversource’s Incident Commander that  landlock roads and other public safety issues must be first priority and CT needs more Eversource personnel on the ground.

Other call highlights:

  • Today there were only 525 crews working within the 169 CT towns.
  • By end of today there should be 700.
  • By end of tomorrow there should be 1,377.
  • A global ETR (estimated time to restore) call was planned for tonight. (I haven’t received it yet)
  • A town by town ETR announcement was planned for tomorrow.  

Cable and Cellular Service  Frontier was the only cable or cellular company that joined the call.  Cable issues were generally the result of issues with power.  Frontier is deploying generators throughout the state.  They need the power restored to perform their assessment. 

Police were aware of a generator issue at the cell tower in north Wilton.  Originally it was the generator that powered police equipment on the tower. We heard problems may have developed with the second generator that powered the remaining equipment.  A repair crew was onsite and the issued seems to be resolved.  We aren’t aware of power/generator issues at the other cell towers.  The extraordinarily high demand has been impacting cell performance.

Other Information

  • Water continues to be available at Fire Headquarters
  • Details on WiFi access at Town Hall and WHS and WiFi and Internet access at Comstock is below.
  • The Transfer Station will be open tomorrow for residents from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon. 

Highlights from the CT DPH report as of 8:30 p.m. Wednesday August 5th versus the previous day’s report:

  • Wilton: no additional case reported. 
  • Statewide: test positive rate was .22%.  
  • Hospitalized Patients: Statewide, 7-net patient increase. Fairfield County, 5-net patient increase.  
  • Deaths: Statewide, no new deaths. 

The CT Data Center reported the following for Wilton as of 8:30 p.m. August 5th and versus the dates prior to the start of Phase 1 and Phase 2:

  • 241 cases, 34 additional since June 16th and 41 since May 19th.
  • 2,856 residents tested, 1,706 since June 16th and 2,106 since May 19th.
  • 3,779 tests performed, 2,327 since June 16th .
  • 42 deaths, 1 since June 16th and 5 since May 19th.

CT DPH reported the following for Fairfield County and Statewide as of 8:30 p.m. August 5th:

  • 17,926 cases, 1,545 additional since 6/16      50,245 cases, 4,816 additional since 6/16
  • 1,406 deaths, 54 additional since 6/16           4,437 deaths, 218 additional since 6/16
  • 14 hospitalized, 54 less than 6/16                   66 hospitalized, 120 less than 6/16

“You have to have responsibility for yourself but also a societal responsibility that you’re getting infected is not just you in a vacuum.” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force. 

As always, if you have any questions, please email the appropriate town department or me at lynne.vanderslice@wiltonct.org.  

Thank you,

Lynne Vanderslice

First Selectwoman

WiFi Access and Charging Stations

  • Town Hall:  A WiFi hotspot is now available on the back (vestibule) side of Town Hall.  It is accessible from the parking areas.  If you do leave your car to access the hot spot, please maintain social distance.  The name is Towguest.  The password is Warrior1.
  • Wilton High School: WiFi is accessible in the parking lot between the Field House and Lilly Field.  Password is Warrior1.  Please maintain social distance.
  • Comstock:  Beginning tonight, residents can sign-up for 2-hour access inside Comstock for WiFi use and electronics charging:
    1. Weeknights open from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  
    2. Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
    3. Sign-up via e-Trak or by calling (weekdays) or visiting Comstock if you can’t access e-Trak.  
    4. Walk-ins are allowed, if space is available.
    5. You must wear a mask and complete a contact form.
    6. Bring your devise and extension cords.
    7. Socially distant tables and chairs provided.
    8. Staff will be onsite
    9. No bathrooms.
    10. No air conditioning