Tolland Expanding Services Amid Isaias Cleanup, Eversource Speaks

TOLLAND, CT — The town of Tolland has expanded services amid Tropical Storm Isaias cleanup efforts.

The current Eversource outage map has 47 percent of its Tolland customers out of power as of 2:45 P.M. Friday.

Town crews have been working with Eversource to clear roads.

Click here for a list of roads closed or partially blocked on Friday.

This list has been changing hourly. Residents who think their road is not on this list or who are aware of downed power lines or an obstruction such as a tree blocking a road can call 911, officials said.

Eversource Energy Friday released the following statement:

"Eversource’s army of line and tree crews, including hundreds of out-of-state utility workers from as far away as Canada, Michigan, llinois, Ohio and Indiana, continues making solid progress restoring power to thousands of customers in Connecticut after Tropical Storm Isaias. While adhering to strict COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols, crews have restored power to approximately 552,000 homes and businesses and expects to have the vast majority of the remaining 404,000 customers without power back on line by Tuesday at 11:59 p.m., with many being restored sooner."

Added Eversource President of Regional Electric Operations Craig Hallstrom, "We recognize how disruptive power outages are to our customers' lives and we're urgently working around-the-clock to get every customer affected by Isaias back on line. We have more than a thousand crews currently working on restoration efforts and more crews arriving throughout the day. In addition to restoring service, we continue to focus on working with our communities and public safety officials to clear downed trees and brush and open blocked roads – we remain committed to this massive restoration and will stay on the job until every customer has their power back."

Here are some expanded services in Tolland:

The Tolland Emergency Management has opened water-filling stations for both potable and non-potable water.

• Potable filling station No. 1 is located at the Fire Department’s Training Center (191 Merrow Road). Water (for drinking) can be obtained from the fire hydrant in the front parking area.
• Potable filling station No. 2 is located in front of 66 Industrial Park Road West. Water (for drinking) can be obtained from the fire hydrant.
• The Non-potable water filling station is located at the Fire Department’s Training Center (191 Merrow Road). Water (for flushing toilets) can be obtained from a truck located to the left of the Training Center.

The rules are:

• Bring your own containers
• Practice social distancing, keeping 6 feet apart
• Disinfect area after each use (Disinfectant is available at each table)
• Do not stop on the street, use the parking lot for access

A charging station is available at the Hicks Municipal Center, 21 Tolland Green, in Conference Room C only from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

• Only one device per person.
• Maximum of 60 minutes per charge if others are waiting.
• Masks and social distancing are required.
• Any resident who is sick or not feeling well should not come to the Town Hall.
• Eight resident maximum in the conference room at the same time when social distancing.
• WiFi available in building during charging.

The rest of Town Hall will be closed.

Tolland Emergency Management is compiling data in anticipation of filing a federal damage claim to help the municipality recoup direct costs related to the Tropical Storm Isaias response.

To help support this claim, the town is asking residents to email photos of storm damage to tollandemd@tolland.org .

Label each photo and include: street number, street name and date/time photo was taken. Also include a brief description of what the photo depicts.