Dive Summary:

• The City Council of Worcester, Massachusetts has filed a petition for the city administration to begin discussions with utilities and construction crews that perform planned work on ways to better communicate outages.
• The petition was filed by District 5 Councilor William J. Eddy, who said some business owners complained that these planned outages occurred at inopportune times without little or no warning.
• A proposal to alleviate these issues is to require utilities to meet with business owners about the status of work they are doing in the area.

From the article:

The City Council wants utility and construction companies to better communicate with businesses while doing work on local streets so owners can prepare for any temporary loss of electricity or blocked access to their business.

District 5 Councilor William J. Eddy said at the City Council meeting Tuesday night that ongoing electrical conduit work in the Tatnuck Square area has created havoc for some business owners because they have had to put up with planned temporary power outages at inopportune times. ...