I blame allthe unkempt trees more then I blame PSEG. They had so many outages because trees were coming down all over.

I'm with JamesTS on this. If the trees were not so over grown we would have had less issues.

I agree wholeheartedly with JamesTS. A huge township tree fell across power wires around the corner from me, taking with it a generator and utility pole, all three ending up on my neighbors roof. PSE&G could not address the power loss problem until given clearance by the township regarding the tree...Which in this case took almost 2 weeks to resolve. Teaneck's tree rights laws need to be addressed. I was the lucky recipient of 2 trees planted between my sidewalk and curb about 6 years ago. BTW, the trees have not been pruned since planted and are currently putting tension on power/phone lines. In addition I now have to pay a township vetted contractor almost $1000.00 to repair/replace sections of sidewalk that the roots from those very trees have damaged...not to mention that the damage makes me liable to anyone who hurts themselves while walking on "my" sidewalk. Insanity!!!

I agree with JamesTS on this..... (first time)...... Teaneck township is responsible for all these outages we suffer from every storm....... Huge trees... these should not be even planted on 2 feet of land.....
I recently visited Canada and saw that the town I stayed in had small little trees all over... I asked and found out that the town mandates what kind of trees can be planted. They have no problems with downed trees..... They also don't have to employee an army to do leave pickup.... I also saw that they have automated trucks that go by the street while sucking all leaves via giant vacuum placed on the trucks..... only one person was cleaning up the streets without even setting a foot on the ground.... much more efficient and quick....
Teaneck has a huge army at DPW taking care of these giant trees all year round costing us so much money....... huge trees that constantly destroy side walks and the residents have to pay for redoing the side walks.... DPW comes in to grind the roots.... what a joke.. only to revisit the site again in a few years......
I suggest we auction off all of these trees to a lumber company and the money can be used to modernize our infrastructure.... and than lay off extra heads thus lowering our taxes in the future.... but this means less red tape..... for some here... that means less income.... I expect people to oppose me for making these rational suggestions......

i dont disagree on the lack of attention to our township's trees but here are some examples that took place during the aftermatch of the storm that are inexcusable. A group of volunteers from Missouri were assigned to help out Teaneck in the cleanup and removal of trees and limbs from wires. Just as they were clearing a tree from several wires near my home, PSEG turned on the grid, wires came to life and one started a fire because it wasnt connected. The volunteers were nearly electrocuted. PSEG was called to come in to inspect the wires (after power was shut down) and they sent a gas expert instead of an electrician expert. There seemed to be very poor coordination and communication between many sides (town, PSEG, volunteer lumberjacks). What is more confusing to me is that because power was turned on to the grid in my area for 2 minutes, PSEG took everyone off their "no power" list for 2 days until we called back and complained we had no power. In their words "a new work order was issued because they lit up the grid and the all "ok" signal was returned to PSEG from their systems." - I also blame the town for their lack of preparedness in the way they communicated during the aftermath. To gain information I had to either be one of the 500 "friends" of one of the council members on facebook or read this blog. Yes the town was posting on their website but not daily. All we heard was 7 to 10 days, and keep calling PSEG. Why did it take 6 days to open a shelter etc?

I have a mixed feeling about it. During Irene we lost alot of trees, now some more, yet the alternative...no trees for me is unacceptable. Until the lines go underground we will have these issues when trees fall, trimmed or not. Certainly they looked more organized than LIPA and JCPL who both have people out still. That comparison though I know is a relative one. The coordination with volunteers is hard, though I think whoever was supervising them, if they did have supervision should have known to tell them not to clear trees that were in any way connected to a line for fear of what actually happened. The calling though to tell them when you are out I think needs an explanation from PSEG

Don't forget driving down the streets with piles of leaves and tree branches. It's an obstacle course.

Scottsdale is beautiful without any trees. Why can't we limit Teaneck trees to a height of 25-30 feet. Severe pruning is the cheapest way to keep our people safe and comfortable.

I dont like height limiting is the best way but can we take an "inventory" of trees or conduct inspections to determine which are sick? I am not tree expert but a basic drive around Teaneck shows me many trees that seem dead. Why wont anyone take this on? I truly do not understand why there is not more urgency on the matter. I really dont blame PSEG alone for this mess.

I guess we now know what Mr. Romney meant by the Michigan trees being the right height - below the power lines (sorry I could not resist - lol). But seriously, there is nothing wrong with cutting down hazardous trees and replanting with greater care and management. There is no reason for bushes and weeds to be growing up the power lines until they cross the street at Windsor Road and Palisade Avenue.

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