Duke Energy
announced yesterday plans to begin vegetation maintenance along power lines
within the City of Apalachicola. The company announced that beginning next
week through its contractor Burford Tree Service; they will begin trimming
trees west of Apalachicola out in the county and move eastward towards town
over the next few weeks, but no earlier than Monday, October 6, 2014.
According to
Bobby Pickles, area representative for Duke Energy, Burford began yesterday distributing
door hangers throughout the targeted area of the city detailing why the power company performs vegetation
maintenance around power lines and their plans to begin trimming within the
Apalachicola community.
“Duke Energy is
committed to providing our customers with safe, reliable electric service. Maintaining trees and vegetation along our
power lines helps to ensure reliability, minimize outages and enhance safety
for customers, Duke Energy employees and contractors”, as written on the door
hanger. “Duke Energy hires qualified, trained tree experts to inspect and clear
electric lines on its system. Our crews use industry-approved pruning
techniques endorsed by the National Arbor Day Foundation and the International
Society of Arboriculture.”
The contractor Burford
Tree Service specifically plans to use approximately 4-6 bucket trucks, several
chipping trucks as well as a few other vehicles for logistical purposes. The
total project is scheduled to last between 4-6 weeks with some of the time
being spent west of town out in the county.
City Code
Enforcement Officer Wilbur Bellew is scheduled to meet with Pickles before any work begins in the city to assure the tree trimming process is in compliance
with the City’s Tree Ordinance.
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