Local State Of Emergency Lifted In Greenwich

GREENWICH, CT — The town has lifted the local state of emergency declared last week by First Selectman Fred Camillo following Tropical Storm Isaias' path through Greenwich on Aug. 4.

According to the town's Emergency Operations Center, less than one percent of Greenwich residents were still without power as of Wednesday afternoon. (To sign up for Greenwich breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Eversource's outage map indicates a little less than 40 Greenwich residents were still without power as of 3 p.m. That number is down significantly from the more than 7,000 residents left without power immediately following the storm last week.

"The EOC will also be ending operations at this time," an update provided by the center reads, "however departments of the town will continue in their efforts to clear roads and assist Eversource in their power restoration responsibilities."

The clean-up work conducted by the town's public works and parks and recreation departments is expected to take approximately two weeks to complete.

Only five roads remain completely blocked in town, however there are still many roads that have one lane passable with alternating use of lanes at certain points, officials said.

"The town of Greenwich is thankful for all the hard work performed by its dedicated workforce," officials said in a statement. "The town of Greenwich is further thankful that no resident lost their life, and Tropical Storm Isaias destroyed no homes or businesses. There were a small number of residents that sustained injuries from Tropical Storm Isaias, and we wish them a quick and speedy recovery."

The town will also continue to liaison and foster its relationship with Eversource.

"The close relationship and communication channels shared between the EOC and Eversource was instrumental in getting the much-needed resources into Greenwich quickly," officials said.

The damage caused by the storm was deemed significant enough that First Selectman Fred Camillo declared a local state of emergency last week as the town worked to clear hazards from the town's roads.

Further information can be found on the town website.