华盛顿州金县西雅图市华埠国际区商家11月4日披露已向市电力局索赔，九月四夜计划停电致损失（华人新闻）
西雅图华埠国际区商家11月4日披露，已就今年9月连续四夜的计划停电向西雅图市电力局（Seattle City Light）提出索赔。停电导致商家缩短营业时间、库存变质，并因通知不到位而措手不及。据市电力局统计，至少12起索赔已经提交，涉及收入损失、库存损失、工资损失及其他损失，索赔截止日期为11月30日，但按规定可在三年内提出。
10月28日，华埠国际区愿景小组等社区组织在桌面村与市电力局代表举行会议，回顾9月的停电经过。市电力局表示，至少20处断电物业的客户事先收到通知，但社区组织指出，通知方式主要是门挂传单，对华埠众多不懂英文的长者居民并不友好。一名居民拍摄的视频显示，南莲街与七大道南附近的多尼·陈国际儿童公园一带在停电夜漆黑一片。
华埠国际区商业促进区执行主任图嫣·陈（Tuyen Than）表示，她在停电首夜巡视时看到日本城部分地区一片黑暗，仍有食客在“成都记忆”等店内就餐。华人资讯服务中心执行主任迈克尔·伊蒂（Michael Itti）指出，一些整栋百名住户都不说英文的楼宇，居民依赖护工生活，门挂传单难以触达。市电力局承诺，今后计划停电的门挂通知将提供包括中文在内的10种语言版本，并附上语言协助电话。
（来源：South Seattle Emerald）
Seattle Chinatown-International District Businesses File Claims Over September Planned Outages, Disclosed November 4
Business owners in Seattle's Chinatown-International District disclosed on November 4 that they have filed claims against Seattle City Light over a planned outage that ran for four consecutive nights in September, forcing shorter hours and spoiled inventory and catching many off guard because of inadequate notice. According to the utility, at least 12 claims have been filed for lost revenue, inventory, wages and other losses; customers are encouraged to file by November 30 but may do so within three years.
On October 28, the CID Vision Group and other community organizations met with Seattle City Light representatives at Tabletop Village to debrief the September outages. The utility said customers at at least 20 affected properties received advance notice, but community groups said the door-hanger notices were not accessible to the district's many older residents who do not read English. A resident's video showed the area around Donnie Chin International Children's Park near Maynard Avenue South and Seventh Avenue South in darkness during an outage night.
Tuyen Than, executive director of the Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area, said parts of Japantown were dark on the first night while diners were still eating at restaurants such as Chengdu Memory. Michael Itti, executive director of the Chinese Information and Service Center, noted that some buildings house a hundred residents who do not speak English and depend on caregivers, making door hangers ineffective. Seattle City Light pledged that future planned-outage door hangers will be printed in 10 languages, including Chinese, with a language-assistance phone number.
(Source: South Seattle Emerald)
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