Long Beach Councilmember Val Lerch Insensitive Towards North Long Beach Residents Living Without Gas

9th District North Long Beach Councilmember Val Lerch was featured on KTTV Channel 11′s Good Day L.A. on Friday morning telling a  mother of 5 without gas for 3 days she will get a credit on her bill from the city and to use her homeowner insurance.  When she replied that she rents and lives check to check, the Councilmember replies that hopefully she has renters insurance.

North Long Beach  residents have been without gas service for three days after the gas was shut off at 1 p.m. on Wednesday after a water leak was verified at more than one location.

Steve Neal, a candidate to replace Lerch in the upcoming April13 election spent the day meeting hearing from the residents affected by the gas outage.

“I heard nothing but praise for the Gas Company’s efforts to get the gas turned back on,” commented Steve. “However, residents felt that because they live in North Long Beach and not further South concern for their safety and well being wasn’t a priority for their current councilmember Val Lerch.  A lot of the residents were upset at how Councilmember Lerch spoke to them and from his appearance on the news.  This is why it’s time for a change in Long Beach.”

Residents in North Long Beach can call (562) 570-2140 (24-hour gas emergency number) for more information or 562-570-2390 for water related questions.