Dear Customers: Ashby Lake Property Owners.
Approximately half of those annoying and costly
interruptions of electrical service are caused by trees and brush interfering
with power lines. To minimize these outages and reduce potential safety hazards
to the public, Hydro One Forestry Services must control vegetation in the
proximity of the hydro lines.
This letter is notification that right-of-way maintenance is
scheduled for the section of line in which your property is located. Please
contact me if you have more than one property in the District noted on the
letterhead and require clarification where the work is to be performed. Tenants
are asked to forward this letter to the property owner. This service is restricted
to the main hydro line. Home or cottage service lines are considered the
customers’ responsibility.
The work will be completed in two stages:
·
First, will be the removal of
non-compatible brush (under 4” in diameter) located on the Hydro right-of-way
by manual or mechanical means. Compatible species such as sumac, dogwood,
lilac, etc. may not be cut.
·
Second, will be the pruning of branches
away from power lines and the removal of any dead or hazardous trees.
Cut stumps are treated with Garlon 4 (PCP Registration #21053). This is a Federal and
Provincially accepted herbicide used to control the suckering of incompatible
brush that could grow from the stumps of cut trees or brush. This same
selective application method may be used to control growth of brush up to 1
meter in height.
Work will commence approximately within the next two
to six -month period after receipt of this letter. Please mark septic beds,
wells, survey stakes, etc. which may hinder work on the hydro right-of-way.
To assist in serving you better, please promptly reply
by phone 613-646-2015 or Toll free 888-314-4492 or email steven.leclerc@hydroone.com
acknowledging your concurrence with this work.
If you have any questions regarding the work
planned for your area, please call me at 1-888-314-4492.
Sincerely,
Steve Leclerc
Forestry Technician
Hydro One Forestry Services
steven.leclerc@HydroOne.com