During the bad storm of Feb. 13-14, many people lost power. The elderly, sick and frail people in an Auburn mobile home park were told they were a priority and power would be restored in another 24 hours. After 15 hours without power, calls were made to Augusta. Various officials told of shelters in Augusta, Sabattus and Yarmouth, but nothing in Lewiston or Auburn at that time.

Fifteen hours without power and heat may not be much when a person is in their 20s or 30s, but when people are in their 70s or 80s, and some in the park in their 90s, with all the problems that go along with age, 15 hours is a lot of time.

I helped a woman 88 years old put on boots, mittens, a heavy outside coat and two afghans so she could try to be warm. Other people got a generator hooked up and a heater so she could get some heat. To me, heat is a priority.

Those who run for elected office have a moral obligation to have some agency of government check on the elderly during emergencies such as the storm. If it were one of the large senior citizen establishments in the city, it would be a priority.

Richard B. Sprague, Auburn