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After ‘bomb cyclone,’ Sammamish commission discusses storm losses, power outages and tree management
Summary
Commissioners and staff discussed extensive tree losses from a recent storm, repeated power outages and the limits of city authority over utility infrastructure. The commission considered tree-code updates, right-of-way inventories and communication roles between the city and Puget Sound Energy (PSE).
Commissioners used a large portion of the Jan. 9 meeting to review storm impacts after a “bomb cyclone” that downed many trees and caused multi-day power outages in Sammamish.
Commissioners and staff described both the tangible damage and the operational lessons. Rose (city staff) said the city did a right-of-way tree inventory the week before the storm and that the inventory provides pre- and post-storm data: “you got some great, pre and post storm data,” she said, noting…
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