GPU SAYS SORRY, PLANS TO ACT ON SERVICE WOES

From: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) | Date: August 24, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

JOHN CICHOWSKI, Staff Writer
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
08-24-2000
GPU SAYS SORRY, PLANS TO ACT ON SERVICE WOES
By JOHN CICHOWSKI, Staff Writer
Date: 08-24-2000, Thursday
Section: NEWS
Edition: All Editions -- Two Star B, Two Star P, One Star B

MORRISTOWN -- In an unusual public act, a senior GPU Energy executive apologized
Wednesday to Morris County residents who have endured lengthy electrical
power failures and unresponsive service, and promised that his company
would "do much, much better."

"We have not been doing what we should be doing for a long time,
and I'm here to fix it," Michael ...

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