Comments on: When The Lights Go Out http://www.waterfrontwatch.org/archives/2009/01/when-the-lights-go-out.html Neighbors protecting neighbors in the Hercules Waterfront. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hector http://www.waterfrontwatch.org/archives/2009/01/when-the-lights-go-out.html#comment-935 Hector Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:57:28 +0000 http://www.waterfrontwatch.org/?p=885#comment-935 Public Works is responsible for replacing the burned out lights. However, the department is not open at night, they do not patrol the area at night to see which lights are out, and the employees may not live in Hercules and notice that the lights are out. So how do they find out that the lights are burned out? Someone has to report it to them and be persistent. Kathy Cyr will issue a work order, if someone tells her the pole number for the burned out light. The department is as slow as molasses and several calls may be required to prompt them into action. They replaced the bulb in front of my house on Earnest Street, but it took several emails and phone calls over a 3 month period for it to happen. Hector Office Hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Public Works & Engineering Staff Staff Member Title Email Phone Erwin Blancaflor, Public Works Director/ Assoc. City Engineer eblancaflor@ci.hercules.ca.us 510-799-8242 Jose Pacheco, Asst. Civil Engineer jpacheco@ci.hercules.ca.us 510-799-8247 Jeff Brown, Public Works Superintendent jbrown@ci.hercules.ca.us 510-799-8252 Kathleen Cyr, Public Works Technician kcyr@ci.hercules.ca.us 510-799-8241 Public Works is responsible for replacing the burned out lights. However, the department is not open at night, they do not patrol the area at night to see which lights are out, and the employees may not live in Hercules and notice that the lights are out.

So how do they find out that the lights are burned out? Someone has to report it to them and be persistent.

Kathy Cyr will issue a work order, if someone tells her the pole number for the burned out light. The department is as slow as molasses and several calls may be required to prompt them into action. They replaced the bulb in front of my house on Earnest Street, but it took several emails and phone calls over a 3 month period for it to happen.

Hector

Office Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Public Works & Engineering Staff

Staff Member Title Email Phone
Erwin Blancaflor, Public Works Director/ Assoc. City Engineer eblancaflor@ci.hercules.ca.us 510-799-8242
Jose Pacheco, Asst. Civil Engineer jpacheco@ci.hercules.ca.us 510-799-8247
Jeff Brown, Public Works Superintendent jbrown@ci.hercules.ca.us 510-799-8252
Kathleen Cyr, Public Works Technician kcyr@ci.hercules.ca.us 510-799-8241

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