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Residents urge district to address hazardous trees behind Old Farm Road homes; ask board to contact utilities
Summary
Residents of Old Farm Road thanked the district for tree removals at two properties but said hazardous trees remain along the block, causing property damage, repeated power outages and safety concerns; they asked the district to contact PECO, Comcast and Verizon about downed wires and remaining trees.
Residents of the Wincoat neighborhood asked the board for help after a series of storms left hazardous trees and damaged wires behind homes on Old Farm Road. Speakers thanked the district for tree removal at two properties but said trees remain behind several houses and that utilities have not responded to residents’ requests.
The topic matters because residents said the remaining trees continue to cause power outages and property damage and that older residents on the block may be unable to evacuate quickly in a storm. They asked the district to…
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