folks, this is a thread from the other listserv. if you care about
the mangling of trees by PECO, read below and voice your opinion... LL
Begin forwarded message:
From: Bruce Dorpalen <bl...@verizon.net>
Date: October 22, 2011 10:12:47 AM EDT
To: ucneighb...@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [UCNeighbors] City Tree Trim
Reply-To: bl...@verizon.net
Many years ago, when we lived on Kingsessing Av., PECO contractors
came through and butchered our trees. We complained to many places,
but Jannie Blackwell's office came through and PECO ended up
cleaning up the mess and providing some landscaping.
PECO's protocol is to cut all branches away from the electric
lines. That is why the trees have that weird, carved out look. I
talked to the work crew and they are instructed by PECO to do
nothing to shape the tree. And they will come back in five years
and do it again.
We should be complaining to Jannie Blackwell's office, to UCD, and
to 311.
Bruce
On 10/21/11 10:08 PM, Roger/Vince wrote:
The trees do look as if a tornado or nuclear disaster occurred. I
did call Asplundh to complain 1)they stapled their notice to the
trees (they really should have known better); 2)all their notices
did not reference who put them up (supposedly a city violation) and
came down in the rain- I told them that I assumed they would be
picking them up and not contributing to their littering – I think
this fell on deaf ears!; 3) they just dumped the cut off branches
on my front yard and rose bushes (very rude and unfeeling I
think!). Well of course the promised call back from them never
happened. I think that PECO should be held responsible and that
they shouldn’t be contributing to the Kimmel Center for example
(although I love the arts!) and should instead be investing in
their own infrastructure and putting the lines underground ( Garden
Court is I believe all underground) But then that might cut into
their profits and they would rather the City pay for it. I guess
it is an example of a “company to BIG to be complained about” – why
do they have no responsibility to the community and the greening of
our neighborhoods?
Vince
From: ucneighb...@googlegroups.com [mailto:ucneighb...@googlegroups.com
] On Behalf Of Cindy Miller
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 7:57 PM
To: UC Neighbors current ver
Subject: Re: [UCNeighbors] City Tree Trim
Thanks, Frank....
Yes--you can easily see that appearance is not a consideration!
On Oct 21, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Frank Innes wrote:
The tree trimming is being done for PECO not the city. It is done
to protect power lines, so appearance is not a consideration.
Frank Innes
On Oct 21, 2011 4:37 PM, "Karen Allen" <kallena...@msn.com> wrote:
I made a point to look at the trees on the west side of 48th just
south of Warrington--hideous! The
City mangled them so badly that the street would look better if
they just took them down entirely.
>
> On Oct 21, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Cindy Miller wrote:
>
> > Time for the annual "Butchering of the Trees" on S. 48th.
> >
> > You should see the one @ 48th & Warrington :-(
