Storm-Related Closings and Public Notices
Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 3:52 am
From the St. Thomas Source:
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-- The last ferry between Cruz Bay, St. John and Red Hook, St. Thomas, will leave at 10 p.m. Tuesday.
-- The last ferry from Red Hook, St. Thomas, to Cruz Bay, St. John, will leave at 11 p.m. Tuesday.
After that ferry service will be suspended until further notice.
Closings and Delays
-- the following St. Thomas schools have announced they will be closed Wednesday: Antilles School, V.I. Montessori School, and All Saints Cathedral School
-- E-C Service Station will be closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday until further notice.
- FirstBank branch offices, First Express and First Insurance offices will close at noon Wednesday on St. Croix and 1 p.m. on St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola and Virgin Gorda. The FirstBank Yacht Haven office will be closed all day. ATMs will remain operational as resources allow.
- the port of St. Thomas is closed at of 5 p.m. Tuesday and all ship calls for Wednesday are canceled.
- the St. Croix Elections Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday is postponed.
Public Notices
Innovative Telephone
- customers are advised to expect storm related outages and are asked to limit phone usage to emergencies. The public is also asked not to tamper with, touch, cut or drive over downed lines.
Water and Power Authority
- all personnel will report to work on normal schedules to assist in the restoration of the electric and water systems in the event of any damage caused by the storm. Emergency numbers will be manned and additional information can be accessed at the website at www.viwapa.vi. On St. Croix call 773-0150, or 773-2250 and then press 7 for the line department. On St. Thomas, St. John or Water Island call 774-1424, or 774-3552 and then press 4 for a dispatcher. The authority will not intentionally turn off power in the event of a storm, but will follow the three strike rule: If a feeder loses service, control room personnel will try three times to restore the feeder unless conditions in the field dictate otherwise. If unsuccessful, the feeder will remain without service until the storm passes.
Additional info here: http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?p=1222834360
Send your notices to visource@gmail.com.
-- The last ferry between Cruz Bay, St. John and Red Hook, St. Thomas, will leave at 10 p.m. Tuesday.
-- The last ferry from Red Hook, St. Thomas, to Cruz Bay, St. John, will leave at 11 p.m. Tuesday.
After that ferry service will be suspended until further notice.
Closings and Delays
-- the following St. Thomas schools have announced they will be closed Wednesday: Antilles School, V.I. Montessori School, and All Saints Cathedral School
-- E-C Service Station will be closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday until further notice.
- FirstBank branch offices, First Express and First Insurance offices will close at noon Wednesday on St. Croix and 1 p.m. on St. Thomas, St. John, Tortola and Virgin Gorda. The FirstBank Yacht Haven office will be closed all day. ATMs will remain operational as resources allow.
- the port of St. Thomas is closed at of 5 p.m. Tuesday and all ship calls for Wednesday are canceled.
- the St. Croix Elections Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday is postponed.
Public Notices
Innovative Telephone
- customers are advised to expect storm related outages and are asked to limit phone usage to emergencies. The public is also asked not to tamper with, touch, cut or drive over downed lines.
Water and Power Authority
- all personnel will report to work on normal schedules to assist in the restoration of the electric and water systems in the event of any damage caused by the storm. Emergency numbers will be manned and additional information can be accessed at the website at www.viwapa.vi. On St. Croix call 773-0150, or 773-2250 and then press 7 for the line department. On St. Thomas, St. John or Water Island call 774-1424, or 774-3552 and then press 4 for a dispatcher. The authority will not intentionally turn off power in the event of a storm, but will follow the three strike rule: If a feeder loses service, control room personnel will try three times to restore the feeder unless conditions in the field dictate otherwise. If unsuccessful, the feeder will remain without service until the storm passes.
Additional info here: http://www.onepaper.com/stthomasvi/?p=1222834360