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Resident seeks permission to clear vegetation in 25-foot utility easement; commission asks for written maintenance plan and neighbor notice

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David Sanford told the Middleborough Conservation Commission he seeks to clear invasive brush and small trees within a 25-foot utility easement that crosses 35 East Main Street to reduce outages to his home at 41 East Main. The commission advised he provide a written maintenance plan and asked that the abutting property owner be notified.

David Sanford, owner of 41 East Main Street, told the Middleborough Conservation Commission that trees and brush growing in a 25-foot utility easement are encroaching on overhead service wires and that he wishes to clear the easement to reduce the risk of an outage.

Sanford said the easement is centered on telephone poles and measures 25 feet across (about 12.5 feet on each side of the pole centerline). He said some trees and dense…

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