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	Name:	Lifer -
	Subject:	Recent power line right of way trimming
	Date:	4/10/2013 4:04:34 PM

I have been thinking on this for a few weeks now. First the Alabama Power crews came through several weeks ago and did their usual butchering, er I mean cutting the APCO ROW. But with the APCO contractors they clean as they go (more on that later). The were about to "trim" one of my planted Saw Tooth Oaks when I stopped them. They told me they had to trim everything within 15ft of the lines. I demanded they measure cuz I was sure my tree was not within that range. Informed them I would trim it when the need arises. They very politely left. They showed up the next day with a form I had to sign saying I refused them trimming. Fine, I can live with that because all it means is that if that tree ever presents a problem they can bill me for damage to the pole and/or lines. As I said, a true non-issue.

But in the last few weeks what has been working in the Madwind Rd. area is NOT APCO contractors, but county employees. It appears that some local politician got a new toy, and now they have to justify the expenditure. I saw it daily on my walks. It is a brand new boom arm type thing with a rotating blade about 3 feet in diameter. They cut EVERYTHING in sight. They then would not come back for days or weeks to pick up limbs and send them through the grinder. Even after they did that they left a horrible mess.

But all that pales in comparison to the flagrant disregard for property lines. There are places where trees of over a foot in diameter were felled onto the private property and just left. In one instance a section of private fence now has a moderate size tree laying on it. It is freaking unbelievable. I would bet that some of those 'trimmed' trees weren't even in the ROW, as they had to really reach out to get them. They used to do this type clearing with a vertical 'bush hog' attachment on a tractor. It is really astounding what can be done these days 'for the common good'. I would estimate 99% of these recently cut trees were not even on the ROW, but that doesn't matter, they were having a blast playing with their new toy.