Source: Kentucky.com -- Fayette County
Article note: Uh... those are power _right of way_ in order to put _power lines_ in them. You know, the power lines that supply power to the neighborhoods, and also will start fires if disrupted?
Yes, the aggressive tree cutting is unsightly, but not doing that leads to power outages and ...getting burnt down by power company negligence like California.
In a rare move, the Lexington council is considering a resolution “roundly” condemning Kentucky Utilities for its “extreme and unilateral tree removal practice” in the city’s rights of way and … Click to Continue »
Heh, as a friend pointed out reading this, apparently institutional memory is 9 years long (2012 piece about 2003 ice storms) “The utility also was criticized for its tree-trimming cycle…” but not 18 years long.