LIPA Chief Operating Officer Michael Hervey has resigned.
His resignation is effective at the end of December, according to a
statement issued by Long Island Power Authority Chairman Howard E.
Steinberg.
"Mike has provided 12 years of valuable service to LIPA, including
taking on the responsibility to perform the functions of CEO of the
organization over the past two years," Steinberg stated. "Mike has
played a leadership role in connection with the planned structural
changes at LIPA going forward which will result in better service and
accountability to LIPA’s customers in the years ahead."
It was a lack of solid service and accountability that helped turn
LIPA into a lightning rod in the wake of Sandy, which knocked more than
900,000 customers off the grid, many of whom struggled without power for
more than a week.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo skewered LIPA's inability to restore
power after the storm and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
stopped dealing with LIPA headquarters, adding that it was easier for
him to deal with local substations because power authority officials didn't know where their resources were.
Hervey's responsibilities include oversight of LIPA’s Transmission
and Distribution business. In addition, he oversees the organization of
the corporate office and contractual outsource agreements.
Hervey stepped in as acting CEO in 2010 after former chief Kevin Law
resigned the job to take over as chief executive of the Long Island
Association.
Story by David Reich-Hale.
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Chief Operating Officer Michael Hervey has resigned, effective the end of 2012.
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Monopolies don't work!
I had the pleasure of speaking with a crew yesterday who told me that many of the poles that snapped were so brittle and old - they were surprised that there was no protocol in place to replace them in a certain period of time. I know people yell at LIPA for not trimming trees - but when they do, everybody screams because they lop half the tree off and it looks stupid. Well, not only does it look stupid, but remove half a tree top also makes for dangerous lop-sided trees. How about we instead get the towns to stop planting trees on the pole side of streets? Or better yet, put the lines underground. The other problem is this 25 year old computer system - WTF? No business worth their salt keeps the same computer system in place for 25 years. We give them enough money, why haven't they replaced it? If they took just $1 from each of our homes (out of money we already give them) they would have had 1 million - 2 months would have given them 2 million -- how much do they need for a new system? So maybe, just maybe they did they best they could AFTER the storm, but what about BEFORE?
If another hump gets that position it's because NYS put them there. this LIPA fiasco is because NYS mismanaged it.
Where do you think these "massive reimbursements" are going to come from?? The LIPA fairy? LIPA is US, the ratepayers. If you get some great satisfaction from taking money from your right pocket and putting it into your left pocket, that's great. Except the money that goes into your left pocket will be minus the 33% that went into the attorney's pocket. My ulterior motive is to not throw away money on some BS lawsuit taht won't benefit anyone except the attorney(s).
NY Times (www.nytimes.com) November 13, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/nyregion/long-island-power-authoritys-flaws-hindered-recovery-efforts.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121114 It was four days before Hurricane Sandy would arrive, and trustees of the Long Island Power Authority gathered as forecasters’ warnings grew dire. For more than two hours, the trustees talked about a range of issues, including a proposal to hire a branding consultant. But discussion of the storm lasted just 39 seconds. The trustees’ approach toward the looming disaster reflects deep-rooted problems at the authority that have hobbled its response, causing hardship for hundreds of thousands of its customers, according to an examination of its performance by The New York Times. The bungling of the storm has called into question the authority’s very future.
Nobody was fully prepared for this storm. We've had the same senerio years ago-- nothing changed, and nothing really improved. I have lived most of my life in Nassau County, the names changed, the politicians came and went, but the underlying basic structures have survived, and not for the better. We put our faith and trust in the powers that be; however, there are so many "leaders" it is hard to figure out who ultimately is truely responsible. The pie is sliced up in so many pieces, it looks like a scrabble board. Even the homeowners could have played a better hand. Open your eyes people. TREES and WIRES DO NO MIX!!!!!! Why did so many wires fall?? THE TREES--- on YOUR property. If the curbside trees were too large, the homeowner should have given permission to the town to take it down, or hired a company. "TREES TOO BIG TO FALL ".. Massapequa Park allowed the curbside trees to become so large, the sidewalks and curbs are bulging out/ many of them came down putting people at risk. Shame on them for not following up on their own policies/ and/ or lack of policy.
Jenn, a dietitian sits on the board. these are the type of people NYS lawmakers think are best suited to oversee a utility? So your statement is very true, but I would like to re-phrase it "...maybe they did they best they could AFTER the storm, but what they did nothing BEFORE the storm..."
Joe the Schmoe thinks we're all going to get a big windfall from the lawsuit. The only windfall will be to the sleazy attorneys that filed this. If the attorneys are your neighbors, you should let them know that this is a bad idea for LIPA customers.
If you don't have any business, you don't need poles OR employees. It's not some anti-union conspiracy, isn spite of how you see it.
A: POLES
Suffering on Long Island as Power Agency Shows Its Flaws NY Times (www.nytimes.com) November 13, 2012