Neighbors Silence Pepco’s Chain Saws - Washington Post, Sept. 30th 2004
Posted Trees, Press coverage on Thursday, September 30th, 2004.

Neighbors Silence Pepco’s Chain Saws
Tree Trimming Decried as Too Aggressive

By Monte Reel
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 30, 2004; Page DZ03

Alarmed by what they believe is an overzealous campaign by Pepco to clear tree limbs away from power lines, some residents of Barnaby Woods are trying to persuade the utility to reconsider the expanded tree-cutting policy it adopted after Hurricane Isabel.

Downed trees from that storm last year left thousands of District residents without power for days. Complaints eventually led a five-member commission to recommend that Pepco and other utility companies pursue a more aggressive trimming strategy. But when Pepco’s chain saws came last week to Barnaby Woods—one of the areas left in the dark last year, and one that is being targeted aggressively by the utility this year—many residents balked.

“These are 100-year-old trees, and they’re not dead or sick-looking,” said Barbara Gray, who said five of seven oak trees on her block of Barnaby Street have been marked for removal. “It seems there must be a better way.” Click to read more …

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Posted Trees, ANC action on Wednesday, September 29th, 2004.

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