[tummyman]

Home Owners BEWARE....
NHEC is undertaking their annual tree pruning program in many towns they service with selected neighborhoods already identified. More will be identified later this year. If you receive a notification in the mail that they are going to be in your area, PAY CLOSE ATTENTION to the document...do not ignore it and throw it away. NHEC's program is substantially more aggressive than any of the other electric utilities in NH and calls for clear cutting everything 15 feet on either side of their wires from the top of the tree canopy right down to the ground. They devastated our property at the end of last year, cutting our landscaping trees because they did not like the species and even took the entire branches off one side of three large trees. Just imagine one sided trees !! The key is that the state laws allows them to do what they wish IF YOU DO NOT contact them to request an in-person review of their plans for your property. It all is up to you. It also applies to any utility for that matter when you get the notice to discuss what they want to do on your privately owned property. Bottom line....if you do not call them to set up a consultation and give them your approval (or you CAN deny their request), your lack of response will amount to TACIT APPROVAL TO CUT to their policy on your property. BEWARE....there is no mercy for private property! You may PM me if you have already experienced this type of issue in the past!