
Crews were working overtime during the weekend and on Monday
morning to clear snow-laden roads and restore power to over 3,000
darkened homes.
Puget Sound Energy notified Bainbridge Island Police on Monday
that four repair crews would soon be joined by teams searching for
downed power lines, fallen branches and other problems causing
blackouts around the island.
Parts of Winslow lost power at around 5 p.m. on Sunday while
surrounding areas flickered out on Monday morning. By the
afternoon, a handful of downtown businesses found power restored,
only to lose it hours later.
Bainbridge City Hall, which opened two-hours late on Monday, was
without power all day. Many staff relied on the light coming in
through windows to do their work.
Bainbridge police were inundated with calls over the weekend and
on Monday to assist motorists struggling with snowy conditions.
“A lot of people are getting themselves stuck or are sliding off
the roads,” Police Chief Matt Haney said.
Haney predicted driving conditions would worsen on Monday
night.
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