<br>Linda wrote:<br>
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<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><br>My reommendation is call Avista and ask exactly when your property might be<br>getting the visit from the trimmers and BE THERE for the occasion. I know
<br>this is tough but it's important. The tree people try to do the best they<br>can but I think it is important to be there to let them know your concerns.<br>I am especially concerned about reports like Roger Hayes' comment on 8th
<br>Street. Those are horror stories and do not meet the goals of either the<br>City & homeowner or the power company!</blockquote>
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<div>Indeed, when the beautiful big willows I mentioned in my other post on "Tree Trimming" were being brought down at ground level by Clearwater Power for power line right of way, there was an apple tree nearby under the same power lines headed for the same fate. I practically begged the workers to trim just the top of this apple tree (please, dear sir!), so it could not jeopardize the power lines, and much to my relief, they agreed. Most of the tree was left intact, and it flourishes to this day. If I had not been there to plead for the apples, that apple tree would have been firewood. Avista crews, whoever they have doing this arborist work, may not be this compassionate, nor have this level of discretion to modify their plans in Moscow City limits. My account occurred in rural Latah County during the 1990s.
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<div>Ted Moffett </div><br> </div>