*ADVISORY* UTILITIES TO BRIEF QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD ON COVID-19 RESPONSE AND SUMMER PREPARATIONS

Monday, May 18

QUEENS, NY – The Queens Borough Board, chaired by Acting Borough President Sharon Lee, will hear presentations from National Grid and Con Edison regarding their operations and their ability to continue serving Queens residents and businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The utilities will also provide updates on how they are preparing for the upcoming summer months.

This meeting will be conducted virtually, with Borough Board members participating via videoconference. The meeting will also be live-streamed to the public on the Borough President’s website at www.queensbp.org/community-boards.

WHAT:          Utilities to Brief Queens Borough Board on COVID-19 Response and Summer Preparations

WHERE:        Public live stream at www.queensbp.org/community-boards

WHEN:          Monday, May 18, 2020 at 5:30 PM

WHO:             SHARON LEE, Acting Queens Borough President

Members of the QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD

JUAN SANTIAGO, Borough of Queens Jurisdictional Manager, National Grid

ANTHONY HILL, Corporate Affairs Manager, Con Edison.

About the Borough Board

The Borough Board is chaired by the Borough President under the New York City Charter and comprised of the borough’s City Council members and the chairperson of each Community Board in the borough.  The Board focuses on issues dealing with land use, development, public policy, budget, and other important matters with potential borough-wide implications. The Board hears presentations from City officials and others and, as part of the land use review process, is sometimes called upon to vote on land use questions that impact more than one Community Board District.

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