Dive Summary:
- Duke Energy has changed its plans to trim trees away from power lines in a Greensboro, N.C., community.
- The original plan was to send crews in this week to perform the work, causing residents to question why the work was being commissioned so close to a holiday even though the trees have been there for years and never caused a problem.
- A Duke spokesperson said that the delay will give the city and the utility time to discuss potential concerns related to the removal project.
From the article:
Neighbors say the trees have been left alone for years and they don't understand why the company would trim now, at Christmas.
News 2 placed a call to Duke Energy to get answers. We spoke with Duke Energy Spokesperson Dave Scanzoni. Scanzoni says that as of Sunday, "Duke Energy suspended all power-line activities in the Sunset Hills community until after Christmas." ...