Usually the city requires a certified electrician to repair weatherheads–the place that your electrical line connects to your house or building–and that’s been a concern. Today, the mayor said that “the City would not be an impediment to getting your electricity back on” which was great to hear.
Normally, the city utility wouldn’t hook up/reconnect/power up your electrical connection unless a certified electrician inspected the weatherhead and the city approved it. The mayor signed a proclamation that helps to eliminate much of the certification process. That’s not to say that the rest of the inspection isn’t needed, but at least for the next 30 days, a competent electrician can get “certified” by the city and get people helped.
The reason this is so important is underscored in this example:
Four homes are powered by one transformer. Three of the homes have no weatherhead damage but one does. The three homes that are fine would have to wait until the fourth house is fixed before getting power back.
I’m in that situation now. On person has to get their weatherhead fixed and based on what I’ve seen, I won’t get power for at least another week.
I want to cry.
Steve Kirks 
That sucks. I didn’t realize damage on one person’s house would hold up prgress on everyone else’s.
I totally feel your pain. We’re going onto Day 8 without power and this sucks. It was nice to read your blog and commiserate with you. Thanks and good luck.