A special workshop Wednesday will provide the Freeport Town Council with community feedback on the response to the storm that knocked out power to nearly half the state’s households Oct. 30.

The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Freeport Community Center. It will not be televised on local cable due to damage to the broadcast control equipment caused by a power surge during the storm.

Some department heads will be on hand Wednesday to answer citizens’ questions.

Approximately 4,000 Freeport homes were rendered without power immediately following the storm’s impact. Eight days after the storm, about 200 households remained in the dark.

Neighborhoods hardest hit included the Wolfe’s Neck and Flying Point peninsulas, Church Road in South Freeport and Harraseeket Road.

Last week, Town Manager Peter Joseph said public works crews worked overtime to clear debris from roadways. Those efforts were likely to continue for another couple weeks.

“I’m glad we didn’t have injuries or deaths in the storm or the cleanup,” Joseph said, adding he knows it was a frustrating time for residents.

A 24-hour emergency warming shelter was set up at the Freeport Fire station, equipped with cots, but Joseph said it was not used. Other services available to residents included showers at the Casco Bay YMCA, water at the town’s public safety building, as well as meals and prescription medication assistance provided by Freeport Community Services.

Councilors encourage citizens to recognize those who went above and beyond to help their fellow neighbors during the storm.

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