Residents not happy about tree cutting
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- April
- 10
Unhappy homeowners are calling and writing The Journal News to complain about chainsaw-wielding crews clearing their backyards.
Their gripe — Orange and Rockland’s hired crews clear-cut through a number of backyards, leaving tree stumps and tree debris in their wake. Not pretty.
In its defense, O&R was only doing what it was supposed to do. In 2005, the state Public Service Commission ordered utilities to clear 100-foot swaths of land around transmission lines to prevent power outages.
Homeowners say the PSC overreacted and now they, and the trees, are suffering. (See photo on right, taken at a Blauvelt home by Peter Carr.)
Residents and elected officials are now taking their fight to the state. The Rockland County Legislature and the Clarkstown Town Board and its supervisor will consider resolutions on Tuesday protesting the clear cutting of trees along tranmission lines and asking the state to reconsider. Meanwhile, residents are also starting to file complaints with the state agency.
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on Thursday, April 10th, 2008 at 6:11 pm by Hannan Adely.
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