Pol to LIPA: What happened?
A file photo of Carl Marcellino at a hearing in Old Westbury. (Mary 5, 2011) Credit: Howard Schnapp
State Sen. Carl Marcellino on Thursday opened a senate investigations committee meeting on a communications breakdown following Tropical Storm Irene with a question to LIPA and National Grid officials: "What the hell happened?"
The hearing is scheduled to find answers to the "serious lack of planning and communication" during the week-long power restoration.
Sen Kenneth LaValle, reiterating the "F" grade he gave the companies during the effort, said, "If Donald Trump were chairman of your board, he'd say, 'You're fired.' "
All senators gave credit to repair crews who restored power to 523,000 in a week.
The meeting in Mineola is being broadcast live on the committee's website: nysenate.gov/event/2011/sep/22/public-hearing-investigations-and-government-operations-meeting.
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